Data for 2023

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023

2023, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023 covers 146 countries on 2 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 92.6; Luxembourg is lowest, at 0.8. The middle country reads 27.2. Against 2022, 135 values changed (55 up, 80 down), the same countries are covered.

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Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet · Data for 2023

HighestSouth Sudan

92.6

LowestLuxembourg

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
2023the year it describes
128distinct 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	92.6	10.6
=2	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	91.5	12.5
=2	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	91.5	96.8
4	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	91.1	19.2
5	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	89.9	30.2
6	NigerNERWestern Africa	87.5	22.9
7	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.2	4.5
8	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	86.3	17.9
9	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	85.9	26.8
10	HaitiHTICaribbean	84.4	9.8
11	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	80.9	184.3
12	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	78.2	4.8
13	KenyaKENEastern Africa	76.9	42.6
=14	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	76.8	1.8
=14	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	76.8	10.7
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	76.4	37.2
17	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	74.4	17.6
18	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	73.9	49.2
19	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	72.3	93.0
20	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	71.8	26.4
21	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	71.6	201.4
22	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	69.5	0.9
23	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	67.2	166.3
24	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	66.6	1.4
25	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	66.4	22.4
26	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	65.4	12.6
27	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	65.3	15.0
28	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	64.8	5.5
29	MaliMLIWestern Africa	61.8	14.7
30	FijiFJIMelanesia	61.1	0.6
31	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	60.8	3.3
32	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	60.0	1.1
33	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	58.7	1.5
34	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	57.5	36.3
35	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	57.4	1.7
36	BeninBENWestern Africa	56.3	7.9
37	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	55.0	15.6
=38	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	54.9	4.2
=38	TogoTGOWestern Africa	54.9	4.5
40	PanamaPANCentral America	54.3	2.4
41	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	54.2	0.6
42	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	54.0	0.3
43	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	53.8	2.7
44	Costa RicaCRICentral America	52.5	2.7
45	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.2	0.1
=46	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	50.0	15.6
=46	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	50.0	9.1
48	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	49.8	0.4
49	SenegalSENWestern Africa	49.4	8.9
50	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	49.1	56.4
51	GuineaGINWestern Africa	48.6	7.0
52	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	48.5	0.1
53	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	48.1	1.4
54	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	45.2	2.6
55	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.8	1.2
56	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.5	20.1
57	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	43.1	619.9
58	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	42.7	48.9
59	ChileCHLSouth America	42.3	8.3
60	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	41.5	71.1
61	HondurasHNDCentral America	39.9	4.2
=62	ColombiaCOLSouth America	39.3	20.5
=62	GabonGABMiddle Africa	39.3	1.0
64	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	38.8	8.9
65	IranIRNSouthern Asia	38.5	34.9
66	PeruPERSouth America	38.3	13.0
67	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	36.6	1.3
68	UruguayURYSouth America	35.4	1.2
69	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	33.0	0.5
70	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	32.1	2.3
71	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	30.5	3.0
72	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	29.2	1.6
73	SurinameSURSouth America	27.2	0.2
74	NicaraguaNICCentral America	27.1	1.8
75	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	26.8	0.8
76	EcuadorECUSouth America	26.6	4.8
77	IraqIRQWestern Asia	25.4	11.4
78	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	24.8	1.7
=79	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	24.6	2.5
=79	ParaguayPRYSouth America	24.6	1.7
81	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	24.2	0.0
82	BrazilBRASouth America	24.1	50.9
83	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	22.7	4.3
84	IsraelISRWestern Asia	22.5	2.1
85	MexicoMEXCentral America	21.9	28.4
86	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	20.6	6.1
87	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	20.5	2.3
88	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	19.2	0.2
89	BelizeBLZCentral America	18.4	0.1
90	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	17.5	0.3
91	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	17.2	0.3
92	GuyanaGUYSouth America	15.2	0.1
=93	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	15.0	0.5
=93	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	15.0	1.6
95	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	14.9	21.6
96	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	14.5	205.9
97	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	14.3	0.6
98	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	14.0	0.4
=99	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	13.9	0.4
=99	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	13.9	5.3
101	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	13.8	0.4
102	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	13.6	4.9
103	JapanJPNEastern Asia	13.3	16.5
104	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	10.3	0.9
105	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	10.2	0.1
106	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	10.1	0.1
107	SpainESPSouthern Europe	9.9	4.8
108	BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.0	1.1
109	PolandPOLEastern Europe	8.7	3.4
=110	ItalyITASouthern Europe	8.6	5.1
=110	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	8.6	8.6
112	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8.5	1.0
113	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	7.8	0.0
114	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	6.4	0.7
115	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5.6	2.9
=116	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	5.5	0.0
=116	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	5.5	4.8
=118	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	5.2	4.4
=118	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	5.2	1.2
=118	United StatesUSANorthern America	5.2	17.7
121	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	5.1	1.0
122	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4.9	0.5
123	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	4.8	0.0
124	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	4.3	0.0
125	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.7	2.4
126	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	3.2	0.8
127	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3.0	2.0
128	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.9	1.2
129	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.8	0.3
=130	JordanJORWestern Asia	2.4	0.3
=130	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.4	0.1
=132	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.0	0.1
=132	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.0	0.2
134	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1.9	0.7
=135	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.8	0.0
=135	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.8	0.0
137	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.6	0.5
138	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.4	0.1
139	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.3	0.1
140	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.2	0.1
=141	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.1	0.1
=141	BelarusBLREastern Europe	1.1	0.1
=141	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.1	0.2
=141	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.1	0.1
145	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.0	0.1
146	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.8	0.0

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

1South Sudan92.6
2Burundishared91.5
2DR Congoshared91.5
4Malawi91.1
5Mozambique89.9

Lowest

146Luxembourg0.8
145Belgium1.0
141Netherlandsshared1.1
141Switzerlandshared1.1
141Belarusshared1.1

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 27.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

People unable to afford a healthy diet (millions)
HighestIndia619.9
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 2.3

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
135values changed, of 146 in both
55 · 80rose · fell
11unchanged

Rose most

Egypt30.7 → 42.7+12.0
Lebanon36.9 → 45.2+8.3
Syria70.7 → 74.4+3.7
Guinea45.9 → 48.6+2.7
Pakistan64.5 → 67.2+2.7

Fell most

Guyana24.9 → 15.2−9.7
Kyrgyzstan40.6 → 32.1−8.5
Türkiye11.7 → 5.5−6.2
Romania27.9 → 22.7−5.2
India47.8 → 43.1−4.7

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 2023.
128 distinct values among 146
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 1.1. 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) (2023). Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-unaffordable/2023

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07Questions

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023: questions and answers

Which country has the highest unable to afford a healthy diet in Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023?

South Sudan, at 92.6, of the 146 countries in the file.

What year does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023 describe?

2023.

How many countries does Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023 cover?

146.

Where can I download Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2023?

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