Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia

Zambia: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 17.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.50 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
26th
of 150 countries
All-time high
17.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.60 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia, 2017–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2017202020242017: 13.6M2018: 14.0M2019: 14.6M2020: 15.3M2021: 15.9M2022: 16.5M2023: 17.0M2024: 17.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 17.50 million for number healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

That places Zambia 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 13.60 million
2018 14.00 million +2.9%
2019 14.60 million +4.3%
2020 15.30 million +4.8%
2021 15.90 million +3.9%
2022 16.50 million +3.8%
2023 17.00 million +3.0%
2024 17.50 million +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 14.07 million 13.60 million 14.60 million 3
2020s 16.44 million 15.30 million 17.50 million 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 23 Myanmar 20.70 million compare
  2. 24 Malawi 19.80 million compare
  3. 25 Colombia 19.10 million compare
  4. 27 Cameroon 16.50 million compare
  5. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 15.50 million compare
  6. 28 United States of America 15.50 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia was 17.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 17.50 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.60 million in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Zambia ranks 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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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