Brazil vs Zambia: Number of people who are undernourished

Brazil
6.70 million millions
in 2022
Zambia
7.70 million millions
in 2023
Brazil rank
21st
Zambia rank
19th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Brazil
  • Zambia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200120122023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.70 million millions against 6.70 million millions in Brazil, a difference of 1.00 million millions.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 19th of 131 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Unit
millions
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.