Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 48.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates 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
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Belgium is 48.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Belgium peaked at 50.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 47.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.1% | 48.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 163 New Caledonia 48.9% compare
- 164 Argentina 48.9% compare
- 165 Israel 48.8% compare
- 167 Hong Kong, China 48.6% compare
- 168 French Polynesia 48.6% compare
- 169 France 48.2% 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 supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Belgium?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Belgium was 48.7% 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 supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 supply from carbohydrates 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 carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.