Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Brazil
Brazil: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 20,295 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Brazil, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Brazil is 20,295 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Brazil peaked at 46,243 num th in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20,295 num th, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 17th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Brazil, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26,772 num th | — |
| 2016 | 31,718 num th | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 31,660 num th | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 29,343 num th | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 32,771 num th | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 40,455 num th | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 46,243 num th | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 38,760 num th | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 28,099 num th | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 20,295 num th | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,453 num th | 26,772 num th | 32,771 num th | 5 |
| 2020s | 34,771 num th | 20,295 num th | 46,243 num th | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Brazil?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Brazil was 20,295 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 46,243 num th in 2021.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,295 num th in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Brazil ranks 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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