Data for 2022

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022

2022, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022 covers 146 countries on 2 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 93.8; Belgium is lowest, at 0.8. The middle country reads 27.9. Against 2021, 138 values changed (59 up, 79 down), the same countries are covered.

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Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet · Data for 2022

HighestSouth Sudan

93.8

LowestBelgium

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
2022the year it describes
135distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	93.8	10.3
2	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	92.4	94.7
3	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	90.5	12.1
4	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	89.9	29.4
5	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	89.8	18.5
6	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.1	4.4
7	NigerNERWestern Africa	86.9	22.0
8	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	86.5	17.4
9	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	85.8	26.1
10	HaitiHTICaribbean	83.7	9.6
11	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	79.7	177.8
12	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	78.2	4.7
13	KenyaKENEastern Africa	77.8	42.2
14	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	76.5	1.7
15	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	75.7	35.8
16	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	74.9	10.2
17	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	74.5	93.4
18	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	73.8	47.7
19	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	72.0	200.7
20	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	71.4	25.4
21	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	70.7	15.9
22	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	68.6	0.8
23	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	67.0	1.4
24	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	66.6	15.0
25	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	64.7	21.5
26	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	64.5	157.2
27	FijiFJIMelanesia	63.8	0.6
28	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	63.6	5.3
29	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	63.4	11.7
30	MaliMLIWestern Africa	62.4	14.4
31	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	61.1	3.3
32	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	60.7	1.1
33	BeninBENWestern Africa	58.8	8.1
34	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	58.7	1.4
35	TogoTGOWestern Africa	57.4	4.6
36	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	57.3	35.7
37	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	57.0	1.6
38	Costa RicaCRICentral America	56.4	2.9
39	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	55.8	0.6
40	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	55.4	2.7
41	PanamaPANCentral America	54.8	2.4
42	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	54.7	4.1
43	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	54.5	0.3
44	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	54.1	14.9
45	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	53.2	0.4
46	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.2	0.1
47	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	51.1	15.5
48	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	50.2	57.2
49	SenegalSENWestern Africa	49.8	8.8
50	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	49.2	8.8
51	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	47.8	681.3
52	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	47.2	1.4
53	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	47.1	0.1
54	GuineaGINWestern Africa	45.9	6.5
55	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.5	1.2
56	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.4	19.7
57	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	43.3	73.4
58	ChileCHLSouth America	42.5	8.3
59	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	40.6	2.8
60	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	40.5	9.2
61	ColombiaCOLSouth America	39.8	20.6
62	IranIRNSouthern Asia	39.5	35.4
63	HondurasHNDCentral America	39.4	4.1
64	GabonGABMiddle Africa	38.7	0.9
65	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	38.6	1.3
66	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.9	2.1
67	PeruPERSouth America	36.7	12.3
68	UruguayURYSouth America	35.5	1.2
69	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	33.4	0.5
70	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	30.7	34.5
71	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	29.4	2.9
=72	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	27.9	1.9
=72	NicaraguaNICCentral America	27.9	1.9
=72	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.9	5.4
75	ParaguayPRYSouth America	27.5	1.9
76	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	27.4	1.5
=77	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	26.8	0.8
=77	SurinameSURSouth America	26.8	0.2
=79	BrazilBRASouth America	26.4	55.5
=79	EcuadorECUSouth America	26.4	4.7
81	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	25.5	2.7
82	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	25.4	0.0
83	MexicoMEXCentral America	25.2	32.4
84	GuyanaGUYSouth America	24.9	0.2
85	IraqIRQWestern Asia	24.5	10.8
86	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	23.9	2.7
87	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	22.7	6.8
88	IsraelISRWestern Asia	20.9	1.9
89	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.7	0.3
90	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	19.9	0.4
91	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	19.5	28.4
92	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	18.5	0.7
93	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	17.6	0.3
94	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	17.4	248.3
95	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	17.2	6.0
96	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.9	1.8
97	BelizeBLZCentral America	16.8	0.1
98	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	14.6	0.4
99	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	14.2	0.4
100	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	14.1	0.5
101	JapanJPNEastern Asia	13.5	16.8
102	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	13.2	4.9
103	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	12.6	0.4
104	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	12.2	0.1
105	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	11.7	10.2
106	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	11.3	1.0
107	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	11.2	0.2
108	BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.6	1.2
109	SpainESPSouthern Europe	9.5	4.5
110	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	9.4	9.3
111	PolandPOLEastern Europe	9.0	3.4
112	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	7.8	0.0
113	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	7.6	0.9
114	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	7.2	0.0
115	ItalyITASouthern Europe	7.1	4.3
116	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.2	1.2
117	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5.9	3.0
=118	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	5.5	0.6
=118	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	5.5	0.0
=120	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	5.4	0.6
=120	United StatesUSANorthern America	5.4	18.3
122	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	5.2	1.2
123	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	5.0	4.2
124	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	4.7	0.0
125	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.5	2.3
126	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	3.4	0.9
=127	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.8	1.1
=127	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.8	1.9
129	JordanJORWestern Asia	2.5	0.3
130	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.4	0.2
=131	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.3	0.0
=131	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.3	0.2
133	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.1	0.7
134	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.0	0.0
135	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.9	0.1
=136	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.8	0.0
=136	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.8	0.6
138	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.7	0.1
139	BelarusBLREastern Europe	1.5	0.1
140	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.4	0.1
141	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.3	0.1
=142	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.2	0.1
=142	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.2	0.0
=144	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.1	0.2
=144	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.1	0.1
146	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.8	0.1

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

1South Sudan93.8
2DR Congo92.4
3Burundi90.5
4Mozambique89.9
5Malawi89.8

Lowest

146Belgium0.8
144Netherlandsshared1.1
144Switzerlandshared1.1
142Luxembourgshared1.2
142Azerbaijanshared1.2

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 27.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

People unable to afford a healthy diet (millions)
HighestIndia681.3
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 2.3

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
138values changed, of 146 in both
59 · 79rose · fell
8unchanged

Rose most

Lebanon22.9 → 36.9+14.0
Seychelles40.2 → 51.2+11.0
Sri Lanka33.8 → 40.5+6.7
Slovakia22.2 → 27.4+5.2
Estonia6.4 → 11.2+4.8

Fell most

Guyana49.1 → 24.9−24.2
Bhutan21.3 → 4.7−16.6
Bulgaria35.0 → 27.9−7.1
Fiji70.1 → 63.8−6.3
Liberia66.3 → 61.1−5.2

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

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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 2022.
135 distinct values among 146
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 27.9. 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) (2022). Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-unaffordable/2022

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07Questions

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022: questions and answers

Which country has the highest unable to afford a healthy diet in Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022?

South Sudan, at 93.8, of the 146 countries in the file.

What year does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022 describe?

2022.

How many countries does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022 cover?

146.

Where can I download Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2022?

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No. The newest held here is Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2025.

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