Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Belgium
Belgium: Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults was 0.4 million No in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Belgium, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2023, number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Belgium stood at 0.4 million No. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 300.0% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 74th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.1 million No | — |
| 2019 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 million No | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 million No | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 million No | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4 million No is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.35 million No, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4 million No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4 million No, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1 million No | 0.1 million No | 0.1 million No | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.325 million No | 0.2 million No | 0.4 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 74 Albania 0.4 million No compare
- 74 Botswana 0.4 million No compare
- 74 Czechia 0.4 million No compare
- 74 Georgia 0.4 million No compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 0.4 million No
- 74 New Zealand 0.4 million No compare
- 74 Palestine, State of 0.4 million No
- 74 Poland 0.4 million No 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 number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Belgium?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Belgium was 0.4 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 million No in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 million No in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults?
- Belgium ranks 74th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. 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 Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.