Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belgium
Belgium: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population was 1.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belgium, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belgium stood at 1.9 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.2% on the previous year and up 216.7% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 76th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.6 % | — |
| 2019 | 0.7 % | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 % | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3 % | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9 % | +46.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7 %, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.9 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 %, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.65 % | 0.6 % | 0.7 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.2 % | 0.7 % | 1.9 % | 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 prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belgium?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belgium was 1.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 % in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
- Belgium ranks 76th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.7%. 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 Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (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.