Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Belgium
Belgium: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply was 120.3 Grammes per person per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Grammes per person per day.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 120.3 Grammes per person per day for food supply and consumption — protein supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply and consumption — protein supply in Belgium peaked at 120.3 Grammes per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.1 Grammes per person per day, in 2009.
That places Belgium 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Grammes per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.6 Grammes per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 100.8 Grammes per person per day | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 100.6 Grammes per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.5 Grammes per person per day | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 99.3 Grammes per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.3 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.1 Grammes per person per day | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 101.2 Grammes per person per day | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4 Grammes per person per day | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 96.1 Grammes per person per day | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 99.5 Grammes per person per day | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 99.2 Grammes per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 102.1 Grammes per person per day | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 102.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.3 Grammes per person per day | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 100 Grammes per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 102.2 Grammes per person per day | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 99.7 Grammes per person per day | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 100.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 106.6 Grammes per person per day | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 110.5 Grammes per person per day | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 114 Grammes per person per day | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 114.6 Grammes per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 120.3 Grammes per person per day | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.19 Grammes per person per day | 96.1 Grammes per person per day | 101.2 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.24 Grammes per person per day | 99.2 Grammes per person per day | 106.6 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.85 Grammes per person per day | 110.5 Grammes per person per day | 120.3 Grammes per person per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 10 United States 123.1 Grammes per person per day compare
- 11 Luxembourg 122.6 Grammes per person per day compare
- 12 Argentina 121.5 Grammes per person per day compare
- 14 Spain 117.6 Grammes per person per day compare
- 14 Russia 117.6 Grammes per person per day compare
- 16 Italy 116.6 Grammes per person per day 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7302 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7302 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply and consumption — protein supply in Belgium?
- Food supply and consumption — protein supply in Belgium was 120.3 Grammes per person per day in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 120.3 Grammes per person per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1 Grammes per person per day in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply and consumption — protein supply rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Food supply and consumption — Protein supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.