Number healthy diet unaffordable in Japan

Japan: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 8.90 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
8.90 million
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
45th
of 150 countries
All-time high
10.10 million
in 2020
All-time low
8.90 million
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Japan, 2017–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2017202020242017: 9.1M2018: 9.1M2019: 9.1M2020: 10.1M2021: 10.0M2022: 9.3M2023: 9.3M2024: 8.9M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Japan stood at 8.90 million. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Japan ranks 45th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Japan, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 9.10 million
2018 9.10 million +0.0%
2019 9.10 million +0.0%
2020 10.10 million +11.0%
2021 10.00 million -1.0%
2022 9.30 million -7.0%
2023 9.30 million +0.0%
2024 8.90 million -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.10 million 9.10 million 9.10 million 3
2020s 9.52 million 8.90 million 10.10 million 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 42 Romania 10.00 million compare
  2. 43 Sri Lanka 9.90 million compare
  3. 44 Algeria 9.40 million compare
  4. 45 Viet Nam 8.90 million compare
  5. 47 Guatemala 8.80 million compare
  6. 48 Senegal 8.70 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Japan?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Japan was 8.90 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 10.10 million in 2020.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.90 million in 2024.
How does Japan rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Japan ranks 45th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan 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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