Number healthy diet unaffordable in Ghana

Ghana: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 22.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.90 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
22nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
22.90 million
in 2024
All-time low
19.80 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Ghana, 2017–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2017202020242017: 19.8M2018: 19.8M2019: 19.9M2020: 20.5M2021: 20.7M2022: 21.2M2023: 22.4M2024: 22.9M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Ghana stood at 22.90 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

That places Ghana 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Ghana, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 19.80 million
2018 19.80 million +0.0%
2019 19.90 million +0.5%
2020 20.50 million +3.0%
2021 20.70 million +1.0%
2022 21.20 million +2.4%
2023 22.40 million +5.7%
2024 22.90 million +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.83 million 19.80 million 19.90 million 3
2020s 21.54 million 20.50 million 22.90 million 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 19 Sudan 27.40 million compare
  2. 20 Angola 27.10 million compare
  3. 21 Niger 23.30 million compare
  4. 23 Myanmar 20.70 million compare
  5. 24 Malawi 19.80 million compare
  6. 25 Colombia 19.10 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Ghana?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Ghana was 22.90 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 22.90 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 19.80 million in 2017.
How does Ghana rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Ghana ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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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