Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 73.5 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 73.5 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 74.6 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.6 %, in 2018.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 71.4 % | — |
| 2018 | 70.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 70.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.2 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 74.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 74.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 73.5 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.87 % | 70.6 % | 71.4 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.05 % | 73.2 % | 74.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 South Sudan 93.9 % compare
- 2 Malawi 92.7 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 91.3 % compare
- 4 Burundi 90.9 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.1 % compare
- 6 Haiti 88.9 % compare
- 7 Central African Republic 87.6 % compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa was 73.5 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6 % in 2018.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.