Data for 2020

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020

2020, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020 covers 146 countries on 2 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 93.7; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.8. The middle country reads 31.8. Against 2019, 140 values changed (102 up, 38 down), the same countries are covered.

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Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet · Data for 2020

HighestDR Congo

93.7

Lowest2 countries share it

0.8

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

146countries
2measures per country
2020the year it describes
127distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	93.7	90.0
2	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	92.8	9.9
3	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	89.5	11.3
4	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	89.0	27.4
5	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	88.9	17.4
6	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	86.4	4.3
7	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	85.5	16.3
8	NigerNERWestern Africa	85.4	20.3
9	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	85.3	24.7
10	HaitiHTICaribbean	81.5	9.2
11	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	79.1	10.3
12	KenyaKENEastern Africa	76.3	39.8
=13	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	76.2	1.7
=13	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	76.2	4.4
15	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	75.8	162.3
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	75.1	33.4
17	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	74.0	15.6
18	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	73.9	45.0
19	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	70.9	84.3
20	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	70.8	3.6
21	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	70.2	193.0
22	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	69.6	23.3
23	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	68.1	0.8
24	FijiFJIMelanesia	66.6	0.6
25	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	65.6	20.9
26	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	65.1	1.3
27	BeninBENWestern Africa	63.7	8.3
28	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	63.2	13.6
29	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	63.1	5.0
30	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	62.2	10.7
31	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	62.1	145.9
32	Costa RicaCRICentral America	61.4	3.1
33	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	61.2	1.0
34	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	60.6	0.3
35	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	59.9	36.2
36	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	59.5	1.4
37	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	58.2	4.3
38	GuyanaGUYSouth America	58.0	0.5
39	MaliMLIWestern Africa	56.6	12.3
=40	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	56.5	1.6
=40	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	56.5	0.6
42	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	56.2	788.2
43	PanamaPANCentral America	55.6	2.4
44	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	55.4	0.4
45	TogoTGOWestern Africa	54.7	4.3
46	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	53.3	59.7
47	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	52.2	2.4
48	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	52.1	13.6
49	ChileCHLSouth America	51.7	10.0
50	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	51.6	85.9
51	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	50.9	8.8
52	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	50.8	1.4
53	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	49.7	14.4
54	SenegalSENWestern Africa	49.0	8.2
=55	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	45.9	3.1
=55	PeruPERSouth America	45.9	15.1
57	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	45.5	0.1
58	GuineaGINWestern Africa	45.4	6.1
59	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	45.2	1.5
60	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	45.0	0.1
61	ColombiaCOLSouth America	44.9	22.7
62	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.8	1.1
63	HondurasHNDCentral America	44.4	4.5
64	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.2	19.0
65	IranIRNSouthern Asia	41.8	36.7
66	UruguayURYSouth America	37.6	1.3
67	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	36.2	7.0
68	GabonGABMiddle Africa	36.1	0.8
69	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	35.3	3.4
70	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	34.4	2.4
71	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	33.5	7.6
72	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	32.8	0.5
73	MexicoMEXCentral America	32.6	41.3
74	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	31.0	33.9
=75	EcuadorECUSouth America	30.9	5.4
=75	NicaraguaNICCentral America	30.9	2.0
77	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	29.4	0.0
78	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	29.2	8.5
79	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	29.0	0.8
80	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	28.7	3.1
81	ParaguayPRYSouth America	27.8	1.8
82	IraqIRQWestern Asia	27.3	11.5
83	SurinameSURSouth America	26.2	0.2
84	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	25.0	2.7
85	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	24.8	354.1
=86	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	23.0	0.9
=86	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	23.0	1.3
88	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	22.1	0.3
89	IsraelISRWestern Asia	21.8	1.9
90	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	21.7	0.4
91	BelizeBLZCentral America	21.6	0.1
92	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	21.5	7.2
93	BrazilBRASouth America	20.8	43.5
94	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	20.4	0.4
95	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	18.5	27.1
96	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	17.6	0.5
97	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	17.0	0.1
98	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	16.7	0.1
=99	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	16.1	0.5
=99	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.1	1.7
101	JapanJPNEastern Asia	14.8	18.7
=102	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	14.4	5.3
=102	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	14.4	12.4
104	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	13.0	1.1
105	SpainESPSouthern Europe	11.7	5.6
106	PolandPOLEastern Europe	11.6	4.4
=107	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	11.2	0.1
=107	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	11.2	0.3
=107	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	11.2	0.0
110	BoliviaBOLSouth America	10.8	1.3
111	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	10.5	0.3
112	ItalyITASouthern Europe	9.5	5.7
=113	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	9.2	0.1
=113	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	9.2	9.0
115	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8.6	1.0
116	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	8.0	1.6
117	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6.8	3.5
118	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	5.2	1.2
=119	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	4.4	0.5
=119	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	4.4	0.0
121	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	3.8	1.0
122	United StatesUSANorthern America	3.7	12.7
=123	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	3.6	0.2
=123	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.6	1.2
=123	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3.6	0.4
126	QatarQATWestern Asia	3.3	1.0
127	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.2	2.1
=128	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	3.0	0.0
=128	JordanJORWestern Asia	3.0	0.3
=128	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3.0	2.1
131	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.9	0.3
=132	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.5	0.2
=132	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.5	2.1
134	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.4	0.1
135	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.2	0.0
136	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.0	0.1
=137	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.9	0.2
=137	BelarusBLREastern Europe	1.9	0.2
=139	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.8	0.3
=139	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.8	0.1
141	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.6	0.1
142	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.4	0.5
143	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.3	0.1
144	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.1	0.1
=145	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.8	0.0
=145	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.8	0.0

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1DR Congo93.7
2South Sudan92.8
3Burundi89.5
4Mozambique89.0
5Malawi88.9

Lowest

145Luxembourgshared0.8
145Finlandshared0.8
144Belgium1.1
143Denmark1.3
142Canada1.4

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 31.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

People unable to afford a healthy diet (millions)
HighestIndia788.2
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 2.3

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
140values changed, of 146 in both
102 · 38rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Syria41.0 → 74.0+33.0
Peru31.3 → 45.9+14.6
Kyrgyzstan36.3 → 45.9+9.6
Fiji57.5 → 66.6+9.1
Cabo Verde52.3 → 60.6+8.3

Fell most

Guyana76.9 → 58.0−18.9
Romania43.4 → 36.2−7.2
Brazil27.3 → 20.8−6.5
Bulgaria40.4 → 34.4−6.0
Egypt36.8 → 31.0−5.8

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

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

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 2020.
127 distinct values among 146
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 11.2. 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) (2020). Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-unaffordable/2020

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07Questions

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020: questions and answers

Which country has the highest unable to afford a healthy diet in Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020?

DR Congo, at 93.7, of the 146 countries in the file.

What year does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020 describe?

2020.

How many countries does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020 cover?

146.

Where can I download Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2020?

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