Data for 2019
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019
2019, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019 covers 146 countries on 2 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 93.2; Lebanon is lowest, at 0.1. The middle country reads 29.1. Against 2018, 140 values changed (41 up, 99 down), the same countries are covered.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet · Data for 2019
HighestDR Congo
93.2
LowestLebanon
0.1Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 146 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 93.2 | 86.7 |
| 2 |  South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 92.4 | 9.6 |
| 3 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 88.0 | 10.8 |
| 4 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 87.8 | 16.7 |
| 5 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 87.2 | 26.1 |
| 6 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 85.9 | 4.2 |
| 7 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 84.2 | 19.3 |
| 8 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 84.0 | 15.5 |
| 9 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 83.0 | 23.4 |
| 10 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 79.5 | 8.8 |
| 11 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 76.9 | 0.6 |
| =12 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 75.1 | 9.6 |
| =12 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 75.1 | 32.3 |
| 14 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 73.9 | 4.1 |
| 15 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 73.4 | 43.4 |
| 16 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 72.5 | 1.6 |
| 17 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 72.1 | 36.9 |
| 18 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 70.5 | 192.1 |
| 19 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 70.1 | 146.9 |
| 20 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 67.9 | 78.6 |
| 21 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 67.4 | 3.4 |
| 22 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 67.1 | 0.8 |
| 23 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 66.8 | 21.6 |
| 24 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 65.4 | 8.3 |
| 25 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 64.8 | 20.3 |
| 26 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 62.7 | 1.2 |
| 27 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 62.6 | 13.1 |
| 28 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 61.5 | 4.8 |
| 29 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 59.7 | 137.7 |
| 30 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 59.6 | 9.9 |
| 31 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 59.4 | 1.4 |
| 32 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 58.6 | 34.9 |
| 33 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 57.5 | 0.5 |
| 34 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 56.8 | 0.9 |
| 35 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 56.7 | 4.1 |
| 36 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 56.2 | 0.4 |
| 37 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 55.5 | 1.6 |
| 38 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 55.3 | 0.6 |
| 39 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 55.1 | 90.8 |
| 40 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 54.7 | 2.7 |
| 41 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 53.1 | 4.0 |
| 42 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 52.9 | 734.4 |
| 43 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 52.3 | 0.3 |
| 44 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 51.3 | 10.8 |
| 45 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 50.8 | 12.9 |
| 46 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 50.4 | 2.3 |
| 47 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 49.1 | 2.1 |
| 48 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 47.6 | 7.8 |
| 49 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 47.5 | 9.1 |
| 50 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 47.3 | 8.1 |
| 51 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 47.2 | 52.3 |
| 52 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 46.8 | 13.2 |
| 53 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 46.7 | 1.2 |
| 54 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 45.4 | 5.9 |
| 55 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 44.9 | 1.5 |
| 56 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 44.7 | 0.1 |
| 57 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 44.4 | 0.1 |
| 58 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 43.4 | 8.5 |
| 59 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 42.1 | 1.0 |
| 60 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 41.2 | 35.9 |
| 61 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 41.0 | 8.3 |
| 62 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 40.4 | 2.8 |
| 63 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 40.1 | 17.4 |
| 64 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 39.5 | 3.9 |
| 65 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 37.7 | 18.8 |
| 66 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 67 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 36.3 | 2.4 |
| 68 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 34.5 | 0.8 |
| 69 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 34.2 | 3.3 |
| 70 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 32.8 | 1.1 |
| 71 |  PeruPERSouth America | 31.3 | 10.2 |
| 72 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 30.1 | 37.8 |
| 73 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 29.5 | 1.9 |
| 74 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 28.6 | 6.4 |
| =75 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 28.4 | 3.0 |
| =75 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 28.4 | 0.4 |
| 77 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 27.8 | 7.9 |
| 78 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 27.3 | 56.6 |
| 79 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 25.5 | 4.4 |
| 80 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 25.0 | 1.6 |
| 81 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 24.0 | 0.7 |
| 82 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 23.5 | 0.9 |
| 83 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 22.9 | 326.1 |
| 84 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| =85 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 22.0 | 1.9 |
| =85 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 22.0 | 0.4 |
| =87 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 21.2 | 2.3 |
| =87 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 21.2 | 31.0 |
| 89 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 21.0 | 8.6 |
| 90 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 20.9 | 0.1 |
| 91 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 20.4 | 0.4 |
| 92 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 20.1 | 6.6 |
| 93 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 18.4 | 0.5 |
| 94 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 18.1 | 1.0 |
| 95 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 17.8 | 0.1 |
| 96 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 17.5 | 0.1 |
| 97 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 16.6 | 0.1 |
| 98 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 16.1 | 20.4 |
| 99 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 16.0 | 0.2 |
| 100 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 15.9 | 0.5 |
| 101 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 15.6 | 1.4 |
| =102 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 15.1 | 1.6 |
| =102 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 15.1 | 12.9 |
| 104 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 15.0 | 0.4 |
| 105 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 12.3 | 4.5 |
| 106 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 12.2 | 4.7 |
| 107 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 11.3 | 5.4 |
| =108 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 10.1 | 0.1 |
| =108 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 10.1 | 0.3 |
| 110 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 9.7 | 1.1 |
| 111 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 9.2 | 5.5 |
| 112 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| 113 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| =114 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| =114 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 8.3 | 4.3 |
| 116 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 7.3 | 0.9 |
| 117 |  TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 6.7 | 1.6 |
| 118 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| 119 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4.7 | 15.9 |
| =120 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| =120 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| 122 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| =123 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| =123 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| 125 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 126 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| =127 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| =127 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| =127 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 130 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| 131 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 132 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 133 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 134 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| 135 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| 136 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| 137 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| 138 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| 139 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| 140 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| =141 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| =141 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 143 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| 144 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| 145 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 146 | LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.1 | 0.0 |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1DR Congo93.2
- 2South Sudan92.4
- 3Burundi88.0
- 4Malawi87.8
- 5Mozambique87.2
Lowest
- 146Lebanon0.1
- 145Finland1.0
- 144Azerbaijan1.1
- 143Denmark1.2
- 141Luxembourgshared1.4
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 29.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
People unable to afford a healthy diet (millions)
Highest
India734.4Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 2.3
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 140values changed, of 146 in both
- 41 · 99rose · fell
- 6unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Romania50.0 → 43.4−6.6
- Benin71.3 → 65.4−5.9
- Serbia21.1 → 15.6−5.5
- Côte d’Ivoire52.1 → 46.8−5.3
- Poland17.4 → 12.2−5.2
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 2019.
134 distinct values among 146
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 3.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 146 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2019). Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-unaffordable/2019
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07Questions
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest unable to afford a healthy diet in Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019?
DR Congo, at 93.2, of the 146 countries in the file.
What year does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019 cover?
146.
Where can I download Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2019?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
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