Cost healthy diet in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cost healthy diet was 4.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.72
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
60th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.72
in 2024
All-time low
2.78
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Nigeria, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Nigeria stood at 4.72. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 60th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.78 | — |
| 2018 | 2.96 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.17 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 3.41 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.76 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 4.12 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 4.39 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 4.72 | +7.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 4.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 4.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.97 | 2.78 | 3.17 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.08 | 3.41 | 4.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Nigeria?
- Cost healthy diet in Nigeria was 4.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for cost healthy diet?
- Nigeria ranks 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cost healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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