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
Latest (2025)
2.5%
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
34th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2023
All-time low
1.8%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 38.9% over five years.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +38.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 49% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 49% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
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 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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