Number healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria

Nigeria: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 184.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
184.50 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
2nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
184.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
146.60 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria, 2017–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M2017202020242017: 146.6M2018: 151.7M2019: 156.7M2020: 164.8M2021: 169.3M2022: 173.3M2023: 178.4M2024: 184.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria stood at 184.50 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.

That places Nigeria 2nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 146.60 million
2018 151.70 million +3.5%
2019 156.70 million +3.3%
2020 164.80 million +5.2%
2021 169.30 million +2.7%
2022 173.30 million +2.4%
2023 178.40 million +2.9%
2024 184.50 million +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 151.67 million 146.60 million 156.70 million 3
2020s 174.06 million 164.80 million 184.50 million 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 India 586.50 million compare
  2. 3 China (People’s Republic of) 173.40 million compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 151.40 million compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 123.40 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria was 184.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 184.50 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 146.60 million in 2017.
How does Nigeria rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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