Indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium
Belgium: Indicator of food price anomalies was -0.53 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium is -0.53 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 114.3% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium peaked at 3.71 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.5 index, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 151st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -2.5 index | — |
| 2011 | -0.96 index | -61.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3 index | -131.2% |
| 2013 | 1.39 index | +363.3% |
| 2014 | -0.95 index | -168.3% |
| 2015 | 0.28 index | -129.5% |
| 2016 | -0.22 index | -178.6% |
| 2017 | -0.7 index | +218.2% |
| 2018 | -0.31 index | -55.7% |
| 2019 | -0.5 index | +61.3% |
| 2020 | 1.43 index | -386.0% |
| 2021 | -2.29 index | -260.1% |
| 2022 | -0.07 index | -96.9% |
| 2023 | 3.71 index | -5400.0% |
| 2024 | -0.53 index | -114.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -0.53 index is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.295 index, 1.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Belgium's -0.53 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.48 index, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +5400.0% | -0.07 index | 3.71 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.417 index | -2.5 index | 1.39 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.45 index | -2.29 index | 3.71 index | 5 |
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 indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Belgium was -0.53 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5 index in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Belgium ranks 151st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.