Number healthy diet unaffordable in Namibia

Namibia: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 1.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.70 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.70 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.40 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Namibia, 2017–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2017202020242017: 1.4M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.5M2020: 1.7M2021: 1.7M2022: 1.6M2023: 1.7M2024: 1.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number healthy diet unaffordable in Namibia is 1.70 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.

That places Namibia 78th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Namibia, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 1.40 million —
2018 1.50 million +7.1%
2019 1.50 million +0.0%
2020 1.70 million +13.3%
2021 1.70 million +0.0%
2022 1.60 million -5.9%
2023 1.70 million +6.2%
2024 1.70 million +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 1.70 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.10 million, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 1.70 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.20 million, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.47 million 1.40 million 1.50 million 3
2020s 1.68 million 1.60 million 1.70 million 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 76 Lesotho 1.80 million compare
  2. 76 Russia 1.80 million compare
  3. 78 Germany 1.70 million compare
  4. 78 Greece 1.70 million compare
  5. 78 United Kingdom 1.70 million compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Namibia?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Namibia was 1.70 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.70 million in 2020.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2017.
How does Namibia rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Namibia ranks 78th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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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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