Daily cost of a healthy diet in China
China: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in China, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
In 2024, daily cost of a healthy diet in China stood at 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
That places China 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 2.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 138 Moldova 3.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 139 Uganda 3.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 140 Tajikistan 3.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 142 Cote d'Ivoire 3.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 143 Czechia 3.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 144 Finland 3.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
More health data for China
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7.21 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in China?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in China was 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2017.
- How does China rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- China ranks 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.