Number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon

Cameroon: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 16.50 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
16.50 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
27th
of 150 countries
All-time high
16.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.70 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon, 2017–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2017202020242017: 12.7M2018: 13.0M2019: 13.4M2020: 14.1M2021: 14.7M2022: 15.5M2023: 16.1M2024: 16.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon stood at 16.50 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Cameroon ranks 27th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.03 million 12.70 million 13.40 million 3
2020s 15.38 million 14.10 million 16.50 million 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 24 Malawi 19.80 million compare
  2. 25 Colombia 19.10 million compare
  3. 26 Zambia 17.50 million compare
  4. 28 Cote d'Ivoire 15.50 million compare
  5. 28 United States 15.50 million compare
  6. 30 Burkina Faso 14.90 million compare
  7. 30 Mali 14.90 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon was 16.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 16.50 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 12.70 million in 2017.
How does Cameroon rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Cameroon ranks 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number healthy diet unaffordable
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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