Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or) … NUTS in Italy
Italy: Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or) … NUTS was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.3%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2024
All-time low
7.5%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Italy, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Italy stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over five years.
That places Italy 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or) … NUTS in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +17.9% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 9.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Italy's 9.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Italy?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Italy was 9.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Italy 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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