Cities & food security - Asia

We have compared a total of 850 cities all over the world on a number of food-related indicators like availability, food risks and healthy lifestyle. In this list you will find the top 25 largest cities (expected in 2030) in Asia in alphabetical order.

Find the city you want more information about and get an overall impression. We tell you if the overall ranking was:

  • Very low
  • Rather low
  • Low
  • Below average
  • Average
  • Above average
  • High
  • Rather high
  • Very high

Furthermore we will indicate which 5 indicators had a more than average positive (+) or negative (-) effect on the ranking. (o is neutral effect)

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Ahmadabad (India)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability o
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility o
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • climate
  • GDP development

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • GDP
  • share of meat and fish in diet
  • kcal intake (total)
  • diversity diet
  • green living environment around city
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • child stunting
  • sanitation and hygiene

Bangalore (India)

Score
Overall ranking Rather low
Availability o
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility o
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • climate
  • climate risk
  • GDP development

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • diversity diet
  • child stunting
  • GDP
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • kcal intake (total)
  • population increase
  • sanitation and hygiene

Beijing (China)

Score
Overall ranking Average
Availability -
Food risk o
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility o
Affordability +

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • kcal intake (total)

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • climate
  • population increase
  • green living environment around city

Chengdu (China)

Score
Overall ranking Above average
Availability -
Food risk +
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility +
Affordability +

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • kcal intake (total)

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • green living environment around city

Chennai / Madras (India)

Score
Overall ranking Very low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility +
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • fresh food production
  • GDP
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • kcal intake (total)
  • share of meat and fish in diet)
  • child stunting
  • green living environment around the city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production
  • diversity diet
  • sanitation and hygiene

Chongqing (China)

Score
Overall ranking Average
Availability o
Food risk +
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility o
Affordability o

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • kcal intake (total)

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • none

Delhi (India)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility +
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • infrastructure
  • risk from flood

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • share of meat and fish in diet
  • GDP
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • kcal intake (total)
  • diversity diet
  • remaining agriland
  • green living environment around the city
  • child stunting
  • sanitation and hygiene

Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability o
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility +
Affordability o

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • Gini-index
  • infrastructure
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • ease of doing business
  • GDP
  • kcal intake (total)
  • prosperous (economic activity)
  • share of meat and fish in diet
  • risk from flood
  • stability country
  • green living environment around the city
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • child stunting
  • sanitation and hygiene

Guangzhou, Guangdong (China)

Score
Overall ranking Rather low
Availability -
Food risk o
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility +
Affordability +

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • kcal intake (total)
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • climate
  • fresh food production
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production

Hyderabad (India)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility o
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • climate
  • GDP development
  • risk from flood

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • share of meat and fish in diet
  • GDP
  • diversity diet
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • kcal intake (total)
  • child stunting
  • sanitation and hygiene

Istanbul (Turkey)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability -
Food risk +
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility o
Affordability o

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • proximity stores
  • climate risk
  • sanitation and hygiene

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • GDP development
  • fresh food production
  • Gini-index
  • green living environment around city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production

Jakarta (Indonesia)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility o
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • child stunting
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production

Karachi (Pakistan)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility -
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • Gini-index
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • climate
  • ease of doing business
  • GDP
  • infrastructure
  • child stunting
  • kcal intake (total)
  • prosperous (economic activity)
  • sanitation and hygiene
  • stability country

Kinki M.M.A. / Osaka (Japan)

Score
Overall ranking Below average
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility +
Affordability +

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP
  • Gini-index
  • infrastructure
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • population increase
  • prosperous (economic activity)
  • proximity stores
  • stability country
  • diversity diet

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production

Kolkata / Calcutta (India)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility +
Affordability o

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • infrastructure
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • share of meat and fish in diet
  • GDP
  • kcal intake (total)
  • diversity diet
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • child stunting
  • sanitation and hygiene

Krung Thep / Bangkok (Thailand)

Score
Overall ranking Rather low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle +
Accessibility +
Affordability o

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • BMI (health)
  • ease of doing business
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around the city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production
  • diversity diet

Lahore (Pakistan)

Score
Overall ranking Below Average
Availability o
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility +
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • risk from flood
  • Gini-index
  • infrastructure

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • ease of doing business
  • GDP
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • kcal intake (total)
  • prosperous (economic activity)
  • stability country
  • sanitation and hygiene
  • child stunting
  • share of meat and fish in diet

Manila (Philippines)

Score
Overall ranking Very low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility o
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • fresh food production
  • ease of doing business
  • kcal intake (total)
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • stability country
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production
  • diversity diet

Mumbai / Bombay (India)

Score
Overall ranking Very low
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility o
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • share of meat and fish in diet
  • fresh food production
  • GDP
  • diversity diet
  • kcal intake (total)
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • child stunting
  • risk from flood
  • sanitation and hygiene
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production

Shanghai (China)

Score
Overall ranking Average
Availability -
Food risk o
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility +
Affordability +

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • infrastructure
  • kcal intake (total)
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • fresh food production
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production
  • climate risk

Shenzhen (China)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability -
Food risk o
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility +
Affordability o

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • kcal intake (total)
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • climate
  • fresh food production
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around city
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production

Tehran (Iran)

Score
Overall ranking Rather low
Availability -
Food risk o
Healthy lifestyle +
Accessibility -
Affordability -

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • risk from flood
  • proximity stores

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • climate
  • fresh food production
  • infrastructure
  • ease of doing business
  • vegetable/fruit/nuts production
  • share of meat and fish in diet
  • diversity diet
  • kcal from meat and fish

Thành Pho Ho Chí Minh / Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

Score
Overall ranking Low
Availability o
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility o
Affordability o

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • Gini-index
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • diversity diet
  • share of meat and fish in diet

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • risk from flood

Tianjin (China)

Score
Overall ranking Average
Availability -
Food risk o
Healthy lifestyle o
Accessibility o
Affordability +

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP development
  • kcal intake (total)

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • climate
  • climate risk
  • remaining agriland

Tokyo (Japan)

Score
Overall ranking Average
Availability -
Food risk -
Healthy lifestyle -
Accessibility +
Affordability +

Indicators with a positive effect:

  • GDP
  • Gini-index
  • infrastructure
  • kcal from meat and fish
  • population increase
  • prosperous (economic activity)
  • proximity stores
  • stability country
  • diversity diet
  • share of meat and fish in diet

Indicators with a negative effect:

  • arabale land
  • BMI (health)
  • BMI (food risk)
  • climate
  • remaining agriland
  • risk from flood
  • green living environment around city