Number healthy diet unaffordable in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 1.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.70 million
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
78th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.30 million
in 2018
All-time low
1.70 million
in 2022
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in United Kingdom, 2017–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2017202020242017: 2.2M2018: 2.3M2019: 2.3M2020: 1.9M2021: 2.0M2022: 1.7M2023: 1.9M2024: 1.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in United Kingdom stood at 1.70 million. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

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

Number healthy diet unaffordable in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in United Kingdom, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 2.20 million
2018 2.30 million +4.5%
2019 2.30 million +0.0%
2020 1.90 million -17.4%
2021 2.00 million +5.3%
2022 1.70 million -15.0%
2023 1.90 million +11.8%
2024 1.70 million -10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.27 million 2.20 million 2.30 million 3
2020s 1.84 million 1.70 million 2.00 million 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  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 Namibia 1.70 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in United Kingdom?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in United Kingdom was 1.70 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 2.30 million in 2018.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million in 2022.
How does United Kingdom rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
United Kingdom ranks 78th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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