Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Belgium
Belgium: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 900,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
900,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 126 countries
All-time high
900,000
in 2022
All-time low
400,000
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Belgium, 2019–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 900,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 125.0% over five years.
That places Belgium 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 400,000 | — |
| 2020 | 600,000 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 700,000 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 900,000 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 1 |
| 2020s | 775,000 | 600,000 | 900,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Belgium?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Belgium was 900,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 900,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Belgium ranks 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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