Share healthy diet unaffordable in Belgium
Belgium: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 0.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 2017
All-time low
0.7
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Belgium, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share healthy diet unaffordable in Belgium stood at 0.7. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% over ten years.
That places Belgium 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1 | — |
| 2018 | 1.2 | -42.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.53 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.76 | 0.7 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Belgium?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Belgium was 0.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Belgium ranks 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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