Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 2.5% for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands peaked at 2.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2007.
Netherlands ranks 41st of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.6% | — |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +62.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +38.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands was 2.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2007.
- How does Netherlands rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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