Dates — Food supply in Belgium
Belgium: Dates — Food supply was 8,599 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dates — Food supply in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — food supply in Belgium is 8,599 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Belgium peaked at 11,996 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,203 million Kcal, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dates — Food supply in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,203 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 3,829 million Kcal | +218.1% |
| 2012 | 5,189 million Kcal | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 4,942 million Kcal | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 6,387 million Kcal | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 5,867 million Kcal | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 7,888 million Kcal | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 7,613 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 8,069 million Kcal | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 9,426 million Kcal | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 11,996 million Kcal | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 10,394 million Kcal | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 9,950 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8,599 million Kcal | -13.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8,599 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,461 million Kcal, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8,599 million Kcal is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,113 million Kcal, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — Food supply in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +218.1% | 1,203 million Kcal | 3,829 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,041 million Kcal | 1,203 million Kcal | 9,426 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,235 million Kcal | 8,599 million Kcal | 11,996 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 dates — food supply in Belgium?
- Dates — food supply in Belgium was 8,599 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11,996 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,203 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for dates — food supply?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. 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 Dates — 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.