Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or) … NUTS in Portugal
Portugal: Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or) … NUTS was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.9%
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
36th
of 38 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2022
All-time low
1.9%
in 2025
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Portugal, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Portugal stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over five years.
That places Portugal 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or) … NUTS in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -24.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 37% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 37% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 34 Netherlands 2.5% compare
- 34 Netherlands 2.5% compare
- 37 Ireland 1.7% compare
- 38 Cyprus 1.2% compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Portugal?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Portugal was 1.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Portugal ranks 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Portugal 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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