All food groups (excluding beverages) — Energy supply — Value in Belgium
Belgium: All food groups (excluding beverages) — Energy supply — Value was 3,697 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Energy supply — Value in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, all food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value in Belgium stood at 3,697 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value in Belgium peaked at 3,732 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,466 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Belgium 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Energy supply — Value in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,466 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 3,468 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,473 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,507 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,520 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,616 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,550 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,575 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,561 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,640 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,682 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3,717 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,732 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,697 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3,697 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,179 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3,697 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,204 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,538 kcal/cap/d | 3,466 kcal/cap/d | 3,640 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,707 kcal/cap/d | 3,682 kcal/cap/d | 3,732 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Serbia 3,711 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 Türkiye 3,852 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 2,905 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,124 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 2,700 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Israel 3,661 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Viet Nam 3,017 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,861 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 3,636 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Ireland 3,627 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 2,778 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value in Belgium?
- All food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value in Belgium was 3,697 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,732 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest all food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,466 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for all food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups (excluding beverages) — energy supply — value rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups (excluding beverages) — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.