Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 70.4 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Western Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Western Africa stood at 70.4 %.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Western Africa peaked at 71.4 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.7 %, in 2019.
Western Africa ranks 5th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 66.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 65.6 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.5 % | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 70 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 70.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 71.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 71.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70.4 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.67 % | 64.7 % | 66.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.43 % | 68.5 % | 71.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 8 Zambia 86.2 % compare
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ -23.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -31.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 137,957 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.95 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.28 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,939 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 535,797 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Western Africa?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Western Africa was 70.4 % 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7 % in 2019.
- How does Western Africa rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Western Africa ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.