Belgium vs Europe: Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Belgium
- Europe
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2,549 kcal/cap/d against 2,510 kcal/cap/d in Europe, a difference of 39 kcal/cap/d.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 11th and Europe ranks 8th of 181 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,547 kcal/cap/d | 2,521 kcal/cap/d | 25.4 kcal/cap/d | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2,540 kcal/cap/d | 2,507 kcal/cap/d | 32.7 kcal/cap/d | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2,545 kcal/cap/d | 2,506 kcal/cap/d | 38.83 kcal/cap/d | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, Belgium or Europe?
- Belgium, at 2,549 kcal/cap/d against 2,510 kcal/cap/d in Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between Belgium and Europe?
- 39 kcal/cap/d, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Europe rank globally for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Europe ranks 8th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.