Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Belgium stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Belgium peaked at 12.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 91st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 88 Romania 12.3% compare
- 89 Türkiye 12.3% compare
- 90 El Salvador 12.3% compare
- 92 Tajikistan 12.3% compare
- 93 Tunisia 12.2% compare
- 94 Azerbaijan 12.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Belgium
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Belgium?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Belgium was 12.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from protein, measured as the daily caloric supply from protein as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.