Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 6.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6.9%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
20th
of 47 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2012
All-time low
6.3%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011–2021

024682011201620212011: 7.8 Percentage2012: 8.5 Percentage2013: 8.2 Percentage2014: 7.7 Percentage2015: 7.3 Percentage2016: 7.7 Percentage2017: 7.5 Percentage2018: 6.8 Percentage2019: 6.3 Percentage2020: 8.1 Percentage2021: 6.9 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2021, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 6.9%.

The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 8.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2019.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 20th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2011 7.8%
2012 8.5% +9.0%
2013 8.2% -3.5%
2014 7.7% -6.1%
2015 7.3% -5.2%
2016 7.7% +5.5%
2017 7.5% -2.6%
2018 6.8% -9.3%
2019 6.3% -7.4%
2020 8.1% +28.6%
2021 6.9% -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.5% 6.3% 8.5% 9
2020s 7.5% 6.9% 8.1% 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 18 Latvia 7.9% compare
  2. 18 Latvia 7.9% compare
  3. 21 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 6.5% compare
  4. 22 Estonia 6.2% compare
  5. 22 Estonia 6.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 6.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
Is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
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Indicator
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 998 data points, 2003–2025
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