Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Belgium
Belgium: Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Belgium, 2010β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 7 for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 62.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Belgium peaked at 8.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.36 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 14 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.5 compare
- 15 United Kingdom 7.4 compare
- 16 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.2 compare
- 17 Lithuania, Republic of 7 compare
- 17 Latvia, Republic of 7 compare
- 20 Czech Republic 6.9 compare
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 inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Belgium?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Belgium was 7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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