Data for 2025

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2025

2025, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2025 covers 145 countries on 2 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 93.9; Belarus is lowest, at 0.6. The middle country reads 26.4. Against 2024, 124 values changed (22 up, 102 down), the same countries are covered.

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Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet · Data for 2025

HighestSouth Sudan

93.9

LowestBelarus

0.6

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

145countries
2measures per country
2025the year it describes
133distinct 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, 2025, 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, 2025: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	93.9	11.4
2	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	92.7	20.6
3	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	91.3	32.5
4	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	90.9	13.1
5	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	90.1	101.7
6	HaitiHTICaribbean	88.9	10.6
7	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.6	4.8
8	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	86.2	18.9
9	NigerNERWestern Africa	85.8	24.0
10	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	85.3	27.9
11	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	80.5	191.2
12	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	77.4	1.8
13	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	77.3	5.0
14	KenyaKENEastern Africa	76.3	43.9
15	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	73.6	37.8
16	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	73.0	51.5
17	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	72.9	28.4
18	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	69.7	10.2
19	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	68.6	195.9
20	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	68.1	0.9
21	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	67.9	92.0
22	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	66.6	14.0
23	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	66.4	1.5
24	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	65.8	23.1
25	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	65.5	15.8
26	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	63.2	1.2
27	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	63.0	160.7
28	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	61.9	5.5
29	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	61.1	15.6
30	MaliMLIWestern Africa	60.8	15.3
31	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	59.9	1.5
32	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	59.6	3.4
33	FijiFJIMelanesia	58.0	0.5
34	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	57.9	37.5
35	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	55.3	16.5
36	TogoTGOWestern Africa	53.7	4.6
37	BeninBENWestern Africa	53.5	7.9
38	PanamaPANCentral America	51.4	2.4
39	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	51.1	0.1
40	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	50.9	2.7
41	GuineaGINWestern Africa	50.3	7.6
42	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	49.8	0.6
43	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	49.7	3.9
44	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	49.3	0.3
45	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	48.6	0.4
46	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	47.9	1.5
47	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	47.3	8.8
48	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	46.6	15.2
49	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	46.4	2.7
50	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.5	8.6
51	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	45.0	52.6
52	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	44.0	1.3
53	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	43.7	1.2
54	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	43.3	0.1
55	Costa RicaCRICentral America	41.8	2.2
56	GabonGABMiddle Africa	39.3	1.0
57	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	38.8	18.4
58	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	38.6	67.8
59	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	38.5	45.5
60	IranIRNSouthern Asia	37.4	34.5
61	ChileCHLSouth America	36.8	7.3
62	ColombiaCOLSouth America	35.9	19.2
63	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	35.5	520.1
64	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	34.9	8.1
65	PeruPERSouth America	34.8	12.0
66	HondurasHNDCentral America	34.2	3.8
=67	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	32.0	0.5
=67	UruguayURYSouth America	32.0	1.1
=69	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	29.8	2.9
=69	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	29.8	1.0
71	IraqIRQWestern Asia	28.0	13.2
72	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	27.2	1.5
73	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	26.4	0.7
74	EcuadorECUSouth America	25.7	4.7
75	SurinameSURSouth America	23.7	0.2
76	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	22.9	0.0
77	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	22.7	2.3
78	IsraelISRWestern Asia	22.5	2.1
79	ParaguayPRYSouth America	22.3	1.6
80	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	22.1	1.6
81	BrazilBRASouth America	21.1	44.8
82	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	20.7	1.4
83	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	20.1	3.8
84	MexicoMEXCentral America	20.0	26.4
85	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	17.9	5.3
=86	BelizeBLZCentral America	17.8	0.1
=86	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.8	0.2
88	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	16.9	0.3
89	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	16.2	1.9
90	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	15.6	0.3
91	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	14.4	1.5
92	JapanJPNEastern Asia	13.2	16.2
93	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	12.7	0.4
=94	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.4	4.8
=94	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	12.4	17.8
96	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	12.3	0.3
97	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	12.0	0.5
98	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	11.9	0.3
99	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	11.4	0.3
100	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	11.3	160.4
101	BoliviaBOLSouth America	10.5	1.3
102	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	10.2	0.1
=103	GuyanaGUYSouth America	9.3	0.1
=103	SpainESPSouthern Europe	9.3	4.5
105	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8.6	1.1
106	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	8.5	0.7
107	ItalyITASouthern Europe	8.4	4.9
108	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	7.5	0.0
109	PolandPOLEastern Europe	7.3	2.8
110	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	7.1	0.0
111	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	7.0	7.1
112	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	6.2	2.3
113	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	5.8	0.6
=114	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	5.3	4.5
=114	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5.3	2.8
116	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4.9	0.5
=117	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	4.5	0.0
=117	United StatesUSANorthern America	4.5	15.7
119	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	4.2	0.0
120	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	4.0	3.5
121	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	3.8	0.9
122	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	3.7	0.0
123	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.5	2.4
124	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	3.4	0.7
125	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	3.2	0.9
126	CanadaCANNorthern America	3.0	1.2
=127	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.9	0.3
=127	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.9	2.0
129	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.3	0.0
130	JordanJORWestern Asia	2.2	0.3
131	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.0	0.1
=132	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.9	0.7
=132	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.9	0.2
134	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.8	0.0
135	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.5	0.0
136	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1.4	0.5
137	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.3	0.1
138	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.2	0.1
=139	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.1	0.2
=139	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.1	0.1
=141	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.9	0.1
=141	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.9	0.0
=141	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.9	0.0
144	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.7	0.1
145	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.6	0.1

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

1South Sudan93.9
2Malawi92.7
3Mozambique91.3
4Burundi90.9
5DR Congo90.1

Lowest

145Belarus0.6
144Azerbaijan0.7
141Luxembourgshared0.9
141Irelandshared0.9
141Belgiumshared0.9

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 26.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

People unable to afford a healthy diet (millions)
HighestIndia520.1
Lowest11 share it
Middle country: 2.2

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
124values changed, of 145 in both
22 · 102rose · fell
21unchanged

Rose most

São Tomé and Príncipe49.1 → 51.1+2.0
Iran35.7 → 37.4+1.7
Equatorial Guinea61.9 → 63.2+1.3
Bolivia9.5 → 10.5+1.0
Haiti87.9 → 88.9+1.0

Fell most

Syria73.5 → 61.1−12.4
Egypt45.4 → 38.5−6.9
Costa Rica47.5 → 41.8−5.7
India40.6 → 35.5−5.1
Uzbekistan10.5 → 6.2−4.3

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 2025.
133 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 0.9. 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 145 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2025). Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-unaffordable/2025

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