Daily supply of calories per person in Belgium
Belgium: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,921 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,921 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,921 kilocalories per day
in 2023
All-time low
2,423 kilocalories per day
in 1850
Years of data
36
1800–2023
Daily supply of calories per person in Belgium, 1800–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Belgium is 3,921 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Belgium peaked at 3,921 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,423 kilocalories per day, in 1850.
That places Belgium 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,840 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1850 | 2,423 kilocalories per day | -14.7% |
| 1860 | 2,426 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 2,553 kilocalories per day | +5.2% |
| 1880 | 2,663 kilocalories per day | +4.3% |
| 1890 | 2,851 kilocalories per day | +7.1% |
| 1900 | 2,987 kilocalories per day | +4.8% |
| 1910 | 3,278 kilocalories per day | +9.7% |
| 1930 | 2,940 kilocalories per day | -10.3% |
| 1947 | 2,667 kilocalories per day | -9.3% |
| 1948 | 2,760 kilocalories per day | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 3,040 kilocalories per day | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 3,715 kilocalories per day | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 3,752 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,751 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,720 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3,729 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,726 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,730 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,731 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,724 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,714 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,707 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,705 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,698 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,718 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,795 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3,808 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,776 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3,795 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,808 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,855 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,866 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,912 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3,918 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,921 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3,921 kilocalories per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3,921 kilocalories per day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,399 kilocalories per day, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2,840 kilocalories per day | 2,840 kilocalories per day | 2,840 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1850s | 2,423 kilocalories per day | 2,423 kilocalories per day | 2,423 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1860s | 2,426 kilocalories per day | 2,426 kilocalories per day | 2,426 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1870s | 2,553 kilocalories per day | 2,553 kilocalories per day | 2,553 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1880s | 2,663 kilocalories per day | 2,663 kilocalories per day | 2,663 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,851 kilocalories per day | 2,851 kilocalories per day | 2,851 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,987 kilocalories per day | 2,987 kilocalories per day | 2,987 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1910s | 3,278 kilocalories per day | 3,278 kilocalories per day | 3,278 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,940 kilocalories per day | 2,940 kilocalories per day | 2,940 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1940s | 2,714 kilocalories per day | 2,667 kilocalories per day | 2,760 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1960s | 3,040 kilocalories per day | 3,040 kilocalories per day | 3,040 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,729 kilocalories per day | 3,714 kilocalories per day | 3,752 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,766 kilocalories per day | 3,698 kilocalories per day | 3,855 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,904 kilocalories per day | 3,866 kilocalories per day | 3,921 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Belgium?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Belgium was 3,921 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,921 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,423 kilocalories per day in 1850.
- How does Belgium rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.