UN warns cost of a healthy diet spiked 25 pct since 2021
The cost of a healthy diet has increased 25 percent in the past five years, putting it out of reach for one-third of the global population, according to figures released by the United Nations.
The increased cost of food makes a healthy diet require an average of $4.28 purchase power parity dollars per person per day, per the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization's 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report.
"As a result, 2.69 billion people, almost one in every three people in the world, still cannot afford a healthy diet," said Maximo Torero Cullen, the FAO's chief economist.
The full report will be presented July 21 at the organization's headquarters in Rome.
