Cost of animal-source foods

Definition

Cost of the least expensive, locally-available animal-source foods needed to meet intake levels recommended in food-based dietary guidelines, in 2017 PPP dollar/person/day. Data available for 2017.

Relevance

Provides insight into the daily cost of meeting animal-source food recommendations for healthy diets.

Additional Information

Recommended citation: FAO. 2024. FAOSTAT: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). [Accessed the first week of every month]. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. More information: Herforth, A., Venkat, A., Bai, Y., Costlow, L., Holleman, C. & Masters, W.A. 2022. Methods and options to monitor the cost and affordability of a healthy diet globally. Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-03. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1169en