Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 8.5% for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.8% | — |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 8.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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