Barley and products — Food supply in Belgium
Belgium: Barley and products — Food supply was 33,988 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Barley and products — Food supply in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 33,988 million Kcal for barley and products — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in Belgium peaked at 49,550 million Kcal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,258 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Belgium 45th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley and products — Food supply in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,754 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2,258 million Kcal | -52.5% |
| 2012 | 3,268 million Kcal | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 11,543 million Kcal | +253.2% |
| 2014 | 46,643 million Kcal | +304.1% |
| 2015 | 49,550 million Kcal | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 47,833 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 33,711 million Kcal | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 31,681 million Kcal | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 40,538 million Kcal | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 31,702 million Kcal | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 41,790 million Kcal | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 43,792 million Kcal | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 33,988 million Kcal | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27,178 million Kcal | 2,258 million Kcal | 49,550 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,818 million Kcal | 31,702 million Kcal | 43,792 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 barley and products — food supply in Belgium?
- Barley and products — food supply in Belgium was 33,988 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 49,550 million Kcal in 2015.
- What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,258 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for barley and products — food supply?
- Belgium ranks 45th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.