Data for 2022
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022
2022, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022 covers 160 countries. Japan is highest, at 6.62; United Kingdom is lowest, at 2.23. The middle country reads 3.94. Against 2021, 160 values changed (159 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.
Cost of a Healthy Diet · Data for 2022
HighestJapan
6.62
LowestUnited Kingdom
2.23Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 160 countries · select a heading to sort
| JapanJPNEastern Asia | 6.62 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 6.37 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 6.25 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 6.17 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 5.96 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 5.88 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 5.68 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 5.58 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 5.54 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 5.48 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 5.48 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 5.46 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 5.41 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.32 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 5.30 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 5.11 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 5.08 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 5.04 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 5.01 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 4.98 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 4.97 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 4.90 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 4.87 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 4.87 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 4.85 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 4.77 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 4.69 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 4.68 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 4.66 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 4.65 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.60 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 4.59 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 4.59 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 4.55 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 4.52 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4.50 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 4.50 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 4.48 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 4.48 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 4.47 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 4.45 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 4.44 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 4.43 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 4.43 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 4.43 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 4.39 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.39 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 4.38 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 4.33 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 4.30 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 4.29 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 4.28 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 4.27 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.25 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4.25 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.21 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 4.19 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4.18 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 4.17 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 4.17 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 4.17 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.17 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 4.16 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 4.14 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 4.13 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.12 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 4.12 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 4.12 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 4.11 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 4.09 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 4.09 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 4.05 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 4.05 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 4.02 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 4.01 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 4.00 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 3.97 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 3.96 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 3.94 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3.94 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 3.94 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.92 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 3.90 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 3.90 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.89 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.88 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 3.88 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.87 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.86 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 3.85 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 3.83 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3.83 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3.81 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 3.81 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3.79 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 3.78 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 3.76 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 3.74 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 3.74 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 3.74 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 3.70 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 3.70 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.70 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 3.67 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 3.67 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.65 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 3.62 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3.61 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 3.60 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 3.59 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 3.57 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.57 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3.57 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 3.57 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.56 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 3.56 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3.50 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3.50 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 3.49 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3.49 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 3.48 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 3.46 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3.45 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 3.44 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3.42 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 3.42 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.41 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.39 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 3.38 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.38 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.37 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.36 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.33 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.31 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3.28 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.25 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 3.25 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.20 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 3.19 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.12 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 3.11 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.10 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3.07 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 3.06 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 3.05 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.96 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2.96 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.93 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 2.88 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 2.87 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2.84 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.81 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.78 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.74 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.70 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.63 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.58 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.53 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.52 |
| United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.23 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Japan6.62
- Guyana6.37
- South Korea6.25
- Mongolia6.17
- Syria5.96
Lowest
- United Kingdom2.23
- Qatar2.52
- Belgium2.53
- Ireland2.58
- United States2.63
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.94. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 160values changed, of 160 in both
- 159 · 1rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Lebanon3.71 → 5.58+1.87
- Bosnia and Herzegovina4.54 → 5.54+1.00
- Syria5.01 → 5.96+0.95
- Montenegro3.63 → 4.48+0.85
- Bulgaria3.93 → 4.77+0.84
Fell most
- DR Congo3.41 → 3.37−0.04
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2022.
123 distinct values among 160
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 4 countries share 4.17. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 160 countries has every column.
05The files
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The publisher’s original
FAO’s own file, on its own site.
Cost_Affordability_Healthy_Diet_(CoAHD)_E_All_Data_(Normalized).zip
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2022). Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-cost/2022
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Cost of a Healthy Diet: every year9 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest cost of a healthy diet in Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022?
Japan, at 6.62, of the 160 countries in the file.
What year does Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022 cover?
160.
Where can I download Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025.