Data for 2021

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021

2021, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021 covers 146 countries on 2 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 93.4; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.9. The middle country reads 29.7. Against 2020, 144 values changed (46 up, 98 down), the same countries are covered.

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Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet · Data for 2021

HighestSouth Sudan

93.4

Lowest2 countries share it

0.9

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
2021the year it describes
132distinct 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	93.4	10.1
2	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	93.2	92.4
=3	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	89.7	11.6
=3	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	89.7	28.4
5	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	88.9	17.8
6	NigerNERWestern Africa	87.6	21.5
7	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.1	4.5
8	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	86.1	16.9
9	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	85.6	25.4
10	HaitiHTICaribbean	82.5	9.4
11	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	78.5	171.6
12	KenyaKENEastern Africa	78.0	41.5
13	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	77.1	4.5
14	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	76.7	1.7
15	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	74.7	91.3
=16	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	74.6	10.0
=16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	74.6	34.3
18	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	73.6	46.2
19	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	71.2	15.4
20	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	71.1	24.5
21	FijiFJIMelanesia	70.1	0.6
22	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	69.7	192.8
23	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	67.7	0.8
24	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	67.0	1.4
25	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	66.3	3.5
26	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	64.7	21.1
27	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	63.7	5.2
28	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	62.7	13.8
29	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	62.6	150.0
30	BeninBENWestern Africa	62.2	8.3
31	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	62.0	11.1
32	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	61.1	1.1
33	MaliMLIWestern Africa	59.4	13.3
34	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	59.2	1.4
35	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	58.4	0.3
36	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	58.1	35.8
37	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	56.8	1.6
=38	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	56.6	4.2
=38	TogoTGOWestern Africa	56.6	4.5
40	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	55.4	0.6
=41	Costa RicaCRICentral America	55.2	2.8
=41	PanamaPANCentral America	55.2	2.4
43	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	54.6	2.6
44	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	54.5	0.4
45	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	52.8	59.8
46	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	52.6	14.2
47	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	52.4	740.6
48	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	50.5	15.0
49	GuyanaGUYSouth America	49.1	0.4
50	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	48.7	8.6
51	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	48.5	1.4
52	SenegalSENWestern Africa	47.9	8.3
53	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	47.2	79.2
54	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	45.5	0.1
55	GuineaGINWestern Africa	45.1	6.2
56	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.7	1.2
57	ChileCHLSouth America	44.5	8.7
58	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	43.2	1.4
59	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.0	19.2
60	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	41.9	2.9
61	ColombiaCOLSouth America	41.3	21.1
62	IranIRNSouthern Asia	40.4	35.8
63	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	40.2	0.0
64	HondurasHNDCentral America	39.4	4.1
65	UruguayURYSouth America	37.4	1.3
66	PeruPERSouth America	37.3	12.4
67	GabonGABMiddle Africa	37.2	0.9
68	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	35.0	2.4
69	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	33.8	7.7
70	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	33.4	0.5
71	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	31.8	3.1
72	BrazilBRASouth America	31.2	65.3
73	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.0	6.0
74	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	28.3	0.8
75	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	28.1	31.2
=76	EcuadorECUSouth America	27.9	4.9
=76	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	27.9	0.0
78	ParaguayPRYSouth America	27.7	1.9
79	MexicoMEXCentral America	27.4	35.0
=80	NicaraguaNICCentral America	27.3	1.8
=80	SurinameSURSouth America	27.3	0.2
82	IraqIRQWestern Asia	27.0	11.6
83	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	26.0	7.7
84	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	25.4	2.8
85	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	25.3	2.7
86	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	22.9	1.3
87	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	22.2	1.2
=88	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	21.3	0.2
=88	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	21.3	0.3
90	IsraelISRWestern Asia	21.2	1.9
91	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	20.2	29.4
92	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	19.8	6.8
93	BelizeBLZCentral America	18.7	0.1
94	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	18.5	0.3
95	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	18.4	0.7
96	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	17.3	0.3
97	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	16.6	236.3
98	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	16.0	0.5
99	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	15.7	1.6
100	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	14.8	0.5
101	JapanJPNEastern Asia	14.2	17.8
102	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	14.0	0.1
103	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	12.9	11.1
104	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.5	4.6
105	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	10.6	0.3
106	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	10.3	0.3
107	SpainESPSouthern Europe	10.2	4.9
108	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	9.8	0.8
109	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	9.7	0.1
110	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	9.6	9.5
111	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	9.1	0.0
112	PolandPOLEastern Europe	9.0	3.4
113	BoliviaBOLSouth America	8.9	1.1
114	ItalyITASouthern Europe	8.5	5.1
115	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	7.6	0.9
116	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6.5	3.4
117	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	6.4	0.1
118	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.3	1.3
119	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	5.7	1.4
120	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4.3	0.4
121	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	4.2	0.4
=122	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	3.6	0.9
=122	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.6	2.4
124	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3.5	3.0
125	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	3.4	0.3
126	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3.3	0.0
=127	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.1	1.1
=127	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3.1	2.1
=129	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.9	0.3
=129	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.9	9.9
131	JordanJORWestern Asia	2.7	0.3
132	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.6	0.0
133	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.3	0.0
=134	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.2	0.1
=134	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.2	0.0
136	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.1	0.0
137	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.8	0.7
138	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.6	0.5
139	BelarusBLREastern Europe	1.5	0.1
=140	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.4	0.1
=140	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.4	0.2
=142	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.2	0.1
=142	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.2	0.1
144	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.1	0.1
=145	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.9	0.1
=145	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.9	0.1

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

1South Sudan93.4
2DR Congo93.2
3Burundishared89.7
3Mozambiqueshared89.7
5Malawi88.9

Lowest

145Denmarkshared0.9
145Belgiumshared0.9
144Finland1.1
142Norwayshared1.2
142Switzerlandshared1.2

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 29.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

People unable to afford a healthy diet (millions)
HighestIndia740.6
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 2.4

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
144values changed, of 146 in both
46 · 98rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Lebanon3.6 → 22.9+19.3
Brazil20.8 → 31.2+10.4
Bhutan17.0 → 21.3+4.3
Ethiopia70.9 → 74.7+3.8
Fiji66.6 → 70.1+3.5

Fell most

Guyana58.0 → 49.1−8.9
Peru45.9 → 37.3−8.6
China24.8 → 16.6−8.2
Chile51.7 → 44.5−7.2
Costa Rica61.4 → 55.2−6.2

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

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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 2021.
132 distinct values among 146
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 89.7. 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) (2021). Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-unaffordable/2021

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07Questions

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021: questions and answers

Which country has the highest unable to afford a healthy diet in Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021?

South Sudan, at 93.4, of the 146 countries in the file.

What year does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021 describe?

2021.

How many countries does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021 cover?

146.

Where can I download Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2021?

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