Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Lithuania, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Lithuania is 8.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Lithuania ranks 106th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.3% | — |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -7.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 8.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 8.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.1% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Lithuania?
- Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Lithuania was 8.2% in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Lithuania ranks 106th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population unable to afford a healthy diet. A diet is considered unaffordable when the diet cost plus expenditures for basic non-food needs exceed income per capita per day.