The Cost of a Healthy Diet by Region 🥗

What We're Showing

This visualization shows the 2.6 billion people worldwide who cannot afford a healthy diet in 2024, based on UN Food and Agriculture Organization data.

A healthy diet is defined as 2,330 kcal per day with adequate portions of six food groups, and the cost figures are expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP) dollars.

Key Takeaways

• Asia has the largest number affected, with 1.35 billion people unable to afford a healthy diet, at an average daily cost of $4.43.
• Sub-Saharan Africa faces the highest share of people unable to afford a healthy diet, with 72.1% (896.5 million people) of its population unable to afford the $4.37 daily cost.
• In contrast, Northern America has 16.7 million people affected, with the lowest average daily healthy diet cost at $3.85 per person per day.