Cities & food security - Europe
We have compared a total of 850 cities all over the world on a number of food-related indicators like availability, food risks and healthy lifestyle. In this list you will find the top 25 largest cities (expected in 2030) in Europe in alphabetical order.
Find the city you want more information about and get an overall impression. We tell you if the overall ranking was:
- Very low
- Rather low
- Low
- Below average
- Average
- Above average
- High
- Rather high
- Very high
Furthermore we will indicate which 5 indicators had a more than average positive (+) or negative (-) effect on the ranking. (o is neutral)
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AthÃnai / Athens (Greece)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Above average |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- BMI (food risk)
- population increase
- proximity stores
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- BMI (health)
- fresh food production
- GDP development
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
- remaining agriland
- diversity in diet
- green living environment around the city
Barcelona (Spain)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Average |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- ease of doing business
- infrastructure
- child stunting
- proximity stores
- stability country
- sanitation and hygiene
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- arabale land
- fresh food production
- GDP development
- diversity diet
- green living environment around the city
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
Berlin (Germany)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- ease of doing business
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- population increase
- prosperous (economic activity)
- proximity stores
- stability country
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
- share of meat and fish in diet
- diversity diet
- kcal from meat and fish
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
- climate
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- green living environment around the city
Bruxelles / Brussel (Belgium)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- BMI (health)
- climate
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- prosperous (economic activity)
- stability country
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- green living around the city
Bucuresti / Bucharest (Romania)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- BMI (health)
- fresh food production
- population increase
- risk from flood
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
Indicators with a negative effect:
- green living environment around the city
Budapest (Hungary)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- population increase
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- green living environment around the city
Hamburg (Germany)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- ease of doing business
- fresh food production
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- population increase
- prosperous (economic activity)
- stability country
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
- remaining agriland
- share of meat and fish in diet
- diversity diet
- kcal from meat and fish
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- green living environment around the city
- risk from flood
Kyiv / Kiev (Ukraine)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Rather high |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | - |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- Gini-index
- proximity stores
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
Lisboa / Lisbon (Portugal)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- Gini-index
- child stunting
- population increase
- sanitation and hygiene
- proximity stores
- stability country
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- green living environment around the city
London (United Kingdom)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- ease of doing business
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- kcal from meat and fish
- prosperous (economic activity)
- proximity stores
- stability country
- share of meat and fish in diet
- diversity in diet
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- green living environment around the city
Lyon (France)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- arabale land
- BMI (health)
- climate
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- prosperous (economic activity)
- remaining agriland
- stability country
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
Madrid (Spain)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- ease of doing business
- proximity stores
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
- risk from flood
- stability country
Indicators with a negative effect:
- climate
- GDP development
- green living environment around the city
- diversity in diet
Manchester (United Kingdom)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- ease of doing business
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- prosperous (economic activity)
- stability country
- proximity stores
- share of meat and fish in diet
- diversity in diet
- kcal from meat and fish
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- green living environment around the city
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence (France)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- BMI (health)
- climate
- child stunting
- GDP
- Gini-index
- sanitation and hygiene
- population increase
- prosperous (economic activity)
- stability country
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
Milano / Milan (Italy)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- population increase
- proximity stores
- prosperous (economic activity)
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- green living environment around the city
- diversity in diet
Minsk (Belarus)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | o |
| Affordability | - |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- fresh food production
- Gini-index
- risk from flood
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
- share of meat and fish in diet
- kcal from meat and fish
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
Moskva / Moscow (Russian Federation)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Rather high |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- ease of doing business
- proximity stores
- risk from flood
- share of meat and fish in diet
- diversity in diet
- kcal from meat and fish
- child stunting
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- arabale land
- GDP development
- stability country
- green living environment around the city
Napoli / Naples (Italy)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- prosperous (economic activity)
- population increase
- proximity stores
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- arabale land
- GDP development
- diversity in diet
- remaining agriland
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
- green living environment around the city
Paris (France)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- BMI (health)
- climate
- child stunting
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- sanitation and hygiene
- prosperous (economic activity)
- proximity stores
- stability country
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- green living environment around the city
Porto (Portugal)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | - |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- infrastructure
- stability country
- Gini-index
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
- climate
- climate risk
- population increase
Indicators with a negative effect:
- arabale land
- GDP development
- risk from flood
Roma / Rome (Italy)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | o |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- prosperous (economic activity)
- GDP
- Gini-index
- population increase
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- diversity in diet
- green living environment around the city
- climate risk
Sankt Peterburg / Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | o |
| Food risk | o |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- fresh food production
- infrastructure
- kcal from meat and fish
- population increase
- proximity stores
- ease of doing business
- share of meat and fish in diet
- diversity in diet
- child stunting
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- stability country
Torino / Turin (Italy)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | High |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- GDP
- Gini-index
- population increase
- prosperous (economic activity)
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- diversity in diet
West Yorkshire (United Kingdom)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- climate
- ease of doing business
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- prosperous (economic activity)
- risk from flood
- stability country
- proximity stores
- share of meat and fish in diet
- diversity in diet
- kcal from meat and fish
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
Indicators with a negative effect:
- GDP development
- green living environment around the city
Wien / Vienna (Austria)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Overall ranking | Very high |
| Availability | + |
| Food risk | + |
| Healthy lifestyle | + |
| Accessibility | + |
| Affordability | + |
Indicators with a positive effect:
- BMI (health)
- climate
- ease of doing business
- fresh food production
- GDP
- Gini-index
- infrastructure
- prosperous (economic activity)
- share of meat and fish in diet
- stability country
- vegetable/fruit/nuts production
- diversity in diet
- kcal from meat and fish
- child stunting
- sanitation and hygiene
- climate risk
Indicators with a negative effect:
- green living environment around the city