Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Brazil

Prevalence of undernourishment in Brazil in 2023 — 2.5%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 8 pp.

2023 2.5% −0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 1of 165
Period maximum 10.5%2001
Period minimum 2.5%2012

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Brazil, 2001–2023051015200120042007201020132016201920222001: 10.5%2002: 9.1%2003: 7.6%2004: 6.3%2005: 5.7%2006: 5.1%2007: 4.5%2008: 4%2009: 3.5%2010: 3%2011: 2.7%2012: 2.5%2013: 2.5%2014: 2.5%2015: 2.5%2016: 2.5%2017: 2.5%2018: 2.5%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.8%2021: 3.4%2022: 3.2%2023: 2.5%
Change over the period: −8 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 2.5%
World 8.5%
South America computed 4.3%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.5 −0.7 pp
2022 3.2 −0.2 pp
2021 3.4 +0.6 pp
2020 2.8 +0.3 pp
2019 2.5 +0 pp
2018 2.5 +0 pp
2017 2.5 +0 pp
2016 2.5 +0 pp
2015 2.5 +0 pp
2014 2.5 +0 pp
2013 2.5 +0 pp
2012 2.5 −0.2 pp
2011 2.7 −0.3 pp
2010 3 −0.5 pp
2009 3.5 −0.5 pp
2008 4 −0.5 pp
2007 4.5 −0.6 pp
2006 5.1 −0.6 pp
2005 5.7 −0.6 pp
2004 6.3 −1.3 pp
2003 7.6 −1.5 pp
2002 9.1 −1.4 pp
2001 10.5

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.