Data for 2025
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025
2025, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025 covers 159 countries. Japan is highest, at 8.27; DR Congo is lowest, at 2.66. The middle country reads 4.55. Against 2024, 158 values changed (149 up, 9 down), the same countries are covered.
Cost of a Healthy Diet · Data for 2025
HighestJapan
8.27
LowestDR Congo
2.66Shaded 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, 2025, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 159 countries · select a heading to sort
| JapanJPNEastern Asia | 8.27 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 7.37 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 7.28 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 7.02 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 6.97 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 6.88 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6.85 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 6.71 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 6.69 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 6.51 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 6.21 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 6.17 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 6.06 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 6.05 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 6.04 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 6.01 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 5.94 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 5.82 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5.75 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 5.74 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 5.65 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 5.63 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 5.60 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 5.57 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 5.56 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 5.48 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 5.47 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 5.47 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 5.39 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 5.38 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 5.37 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 5.36 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 5.33 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 5.31 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 5.24 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 5.23 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 5.22 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 5.21 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 5.18 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 5.18 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 5.16 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 5.16 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 5.15 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 5.10 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.09 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 5.08 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 5.04 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 5.04 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 5.01 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 5.01 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 4.95 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 4.91 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 4.91 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 4.89 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4.89 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 4.88 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 4.88 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 4.88 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 4.85 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 4.84 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.84 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 4.80 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4.78 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.77 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 4.75 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 4.75 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 4.69 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 4.65 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 4.65 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 4.65 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 4.65 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 4.60 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 4.59 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.59 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 4.58 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 4.58 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 4.58 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 4.57 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 4.56 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4.55 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 4.55 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 4.54 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 4.54 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 4.50 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 4.49 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 4.49 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.48 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 4.48 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 4.46 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4.46 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 4.45 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 4.45 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 4.44 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.42 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 4.40 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 4.38 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 4.37 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 4.37 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 4.35 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.35 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 4.34 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.33 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 4.32 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 4.30 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4.26 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 4.21 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 4.19 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 4.18 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 4.18 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 4.17 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.12 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 4.11 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 4.09 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 4.08 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 4.07 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 4.02 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 4.01 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4.00 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3.99 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.98 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3.95 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.94 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 3.92 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 3.91 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.89 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 3.88 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 3.83 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 3.81 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.74 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 3.73 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3.71 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 3.66 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.65 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.64 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 3.64 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3.64 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 3.64 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.62 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3.60 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.58 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.56 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.53 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3.47 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.45 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 3.39 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.33 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 3.28 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 3.27 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 3.26 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 3.22 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3.14 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 3.12 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 3.07 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 3.07 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3.07 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.86 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.75 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.73 |
| DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 2.66 |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Japan8.27
- South Korea7.37
- Mongolia7.28
- Guyana7.02
- Lebanon6.97
Lowest
- DR Congo2.66
- Qatar2.73
- United Kingdom2.75
- United States2.86
- Saudi Arabiashared3.07
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.55. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032024 → 2025
Since 2024
What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 158values changed, of 159 in both
- 149 · 9rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
- Bolivia4.82 → 5.38+0.56
- Lebanon6.45 → 6.97+0.52
- Japan7.79 → 8.27+0.48
- Bosnia and Herzegovina6.45 → 6.88+0.43
- Mozambique4.14 → 4.49+0.35
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 2025.
128 distinct values among 159
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 4 countries share 4.65. 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 159 countries has every column.
05The files
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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.
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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) (2025). Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-cost/2025
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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, 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest cost of a healthy diet in Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025?
Japan, at 8.27, of the 159 countries in the file.
What year does Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025 cover?
159.
Where can I download Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025?
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, 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.