Number healthy diet unaffordable in Egypt

Egypt: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 66.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
66.20 million
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
9th
of 150 countries
All-time high
66.20 million
in 2024
All-time low
46.60 million
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Egypt, 2017–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M2017202020242017: 54.6M2018: 56.9M2019: 52.8M2020: 48.8M2021: 46.6M2022: 49.6M2023: 63.3M2024: 66.2M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Egypt stood at 66.20 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Egypt ranks 9th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Egypt, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 54.60 million
2018 56.90 million +4.2%
2019 52.80 million -7.2%
2020 48.80 million -7.6%
2021 46.60 million -4.5%
2022 49.60 million +6.4%
2023 63.30 million +27.6%
2024 66.20 million +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 54.77 million 52.80 million 56.90 million 3
2020s 54.90 million 46.60 million 66.20 million 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.30 million compare
  2. 7 Bangladesh 77.10 million compare
  3. 8 Ethiopia 71.60 million compare
  4. 10 Philippines 51.00 million compare
  5. 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.60 million compare
  6. 12 Brazil 50.20 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Egypt?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Egypt was 66.20 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 66.20 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 46.60 million in 2021.
How does Egypt rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Egypt ranks 9th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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