environmental2021
Affordability of an energy sufficient diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
23.2%
Median: 17.0%
Countries Covered
169
with available data
Highest
United Republic of Tanzania
110.0%
Lowest
Saudi Arabia
3.0%
Top 5 Countries
1United Republic of Tanzania110.0%
2Burundi99.0%
3Somalia92.0%
4Zambia90.0%
5Central African Republic77.0%
By Region
Other31.2%(93 countries)
Africa28.4%(9 countries)
Asia17.0%(24 countries)
South America16.7%(6 countries)
North America11.0%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.0%)High (110.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.2%)
Other (93)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 110.0% |
| 2 | Burundi | 99.0% |
| 3 | Somalia | 92.0% |
| 4 | Zambia | 90.0% |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 77.0% |
| 6 | Liberia | 76.0% |
| 7 | Uganda | 76.0% |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.0% |
| 9 | Mozambique | 65.0% |
| 10 | Togo | 65.0% |
| 11 | Madagascar | 60.0% |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 59.0% |
| 13 | Niger | 58.0% |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 58.0% |
| 15 | Rwanda | 57.0% |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 53.0% |
| 17 | Nigeria | 52.0% |
| 18 | Seychelles | 51.0% |
| 19 | Chad | 50.0% |
| 20 | Republic of the Congo | 50.0% |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 48.0% |
| 22 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.0% |
| 23 | Lesotho | 44.0% |
| 24 | Angola | 44.0% |
| 25 | Malawi | 43.0% |
| 26 | Guinea | 42.0% |
| 27 | Montserrat | 41.0% |
| 28 | Namibia | 41.0% |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 38.0% |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 38.0% |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 37.0% |
| 32 | Honduras | 37.0% |
| 33 | Bolivia | 37.0% |
| 34 | Cameroon | 36.0% |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.0% |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 36.0% |
| 37 | Cambodia | 34.0% |
| 38 | Comoros | 32.0% |
| 39 | Japan | 32.0% |
| 40 | Mali | 31.0% |
| 41 | Mauritania | 30.0% |
| 42 | Kenya | 29.0% |
| 43 | Senegal | 29.0% |
| 44 | Ghana | 28.0% |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.0% |
| 46 | Vietnam | 28.0% |
| 47 | El Salvador | 27.0% |
| 48 | State of Palestine | 27.0% |
| 49 | Indonesia | 27.0% |
| 50 | Iraq | 27.0% |
| 51 | Benin | 26.0% |
| 52 | Gabon | 26.0% |
| 53 | Jordan | 26.0% |
| 54 | South Sudan | 26.0% |
| 55 | South Africa | 25.0% |
| 56 | Belize | 25.0% |
| 57 | Brazil | 24.0% |
| 58 | People's Republic of China | 23.0% |
| 59 | Curaçao | 23.0% |
| 60 | Djibouti | 22.0% |
| 61 | Sudan | 22.0% |
| 62 | Botswana | 22.0% |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.0% |
| 64 | India | 21.0% |
| 65 | Philippines | 21.0% |
| 66 | Taiwan, Province of China | 20.0% |
| 67 | Ecuador | 20.0% |
| 68 | Aruba | 20.0% |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.0% |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.0% |
| 71 | Dominica | 19.0% |
| 72 | Lebanon | 19.0% |
| 73 | Pakistan | 19.0% |
| 74 | Peru | 19.0% |
| 75 | Qatar | 19.0% |
| 76 | Eswatini | 19.0% |
| 77 | Thailand | 19.0% |
| 78 | Bermuda | 19.0% |
| 79 | Colombia | 18.0% |
| 80 | Guatemala | 18.0% |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% |
| 82 | Nepal | 18.0% |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.0% |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 17.0% |
| 85 | Grenada | 17.0% |
| 86 | Morocco | 17.0% |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 17.0% |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 16.0% |
| 89 | Jamaica | 16.0% |
| 90 | Anguilla | 16.0% |
| 91 | Bhutan | 15.0% |
| 92 | Virgin Islands, British | 15.0% |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 14.0% |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 14.0% |
| 95 | Fiji | 14.0% |
| 96 | Guyana | 14.0% |
| 97 | Moldova, Republic of | 14.0% |
| 98 | Algeria | 14.0% |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 13.0% |
| 100 | Panama | 13.0% |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.0% |
| 102 | Suriname | 13.0% |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.0% |
| 104 | Bahrain | 13.0% |
| 105 | Hong Kong | 12.0% |
| 106 | Mongolia | 12.0% |
| 107 | Norway | 12.0% |
| 108 | Singapore | 12.0% |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 12.0% |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.0% |
| 111 | Canada | 11.0% |
| 112 | Cyprus | 11.0% |
| 113 | South Korea | 11.0% |
| 114 | Malta | 11.0% |
| 115 | Paraguay | 11.0% |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 11.0% |
| 117 | Mauritius | 10.0% |
| 118 | Serbia | 10.0% |
| 119 | Tunisia | 10.0% |
| 120 | Türkiye | 10.0% |
| 121 | Egypt | 10.0% |
| 122 | Uruguay | 10.0% |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 10.0% |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.0% |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 9.0% |
| 126 | Belarus | 9.0% |
| 127 | Chile | 9.0% |
| 128 | Croatia | 9.0% |
| 129 | Hungary | 9.0% |
| 130 | Ireland | 9.0% |
| 131 | Malaysia | 9.0% |
| 132 | Mexico | 9.0% |
| 133 | Armenia | 9.0% |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 8.0% |
| 135 | Latvia | 8.0% |
| 136 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.0% |
| 137 | Albania | 8.0% |
| 138 | Greece | 7.0% |
| 139 | Kuwait | 7.0% |
| 140 | Maldives | 7.0% |
| 141 | New Zealand | 7.0% |
| 142 | Czech Republic | 6.0% |
| 143 | Israel | 6.0% |
| 144 | Montenegro | 6.0% |
| 145 | Slovenia | 6.0% |
| 146 | Spain | 6.0% |
| 147 | Switzerland | 6.0% |
| 148 | United States of America | 6.0% |
| 149 | Australia | 6.0% |
| 150 | Estonia | 5.0% |
| 151 | Germany | 5.0% |
| 152 | Iceland | 5.0% |
| 153 | Lithuania | 5.0% |
| 154 | Oman | 5.0% |
| 155 | Poland | 5.0% |
| 156 | Portugal | 5.0% |
| 157 | Romania | 5.0% |
| 158 | Slovakia | 5.0% |
| 159 | Austria | 5.0% |
| 160 | Denmark | 4.0% |
| 161 | Finland | 4.0% |
| 162 | France | 4.0% |
| 163 | Italy | 4.0% |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 4.0% |
| 165 | Netherlands | 4.0% |
| 166 | Sweden | 4.0% |
| 167 | United Kingdom | 4.0% |
| 168 | Belgium | 4.0% |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0% |
Showing 169 of 169 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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