Calorie supply by food group in Brazil

Brazil: Calorie supply by food group was 2,474 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,474
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
66th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,543
in 2011
All-time low
1,933
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Calorie supply by food group in Brazil, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 2,474 for calorie supply by food group in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, calorie supply by food group in Brazil peaked at 2,543 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,933, in 1961.

That places Brazil 66th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Calorie supply by food group in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Calorie supply by food group in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1,933 —
1962 1,989 +2.9%
1963 1,965 -1.2%
1964 2,016 +2.6%
1965 2,034 +0.9%
1966 2,030 -0.2%
1967 2,080 +2.5%
1968 2,151 +3.4%
1969 2,134 -0.8%
1970 2,101 -1.6%
1971 2,129 +1.3%
1972 2,095 -1.6%
1973 2,074 -1.0%
1974 2,157 +4.0%
1975 2,149 -0.4%
1976 2,171 +1.0%
1977 2,216 +2.1%
1978 2,251 +1.6%
1979 2,339 +3.9%
1980 2,302 -1.6%
1981 2,227 -3.3%
1982 2,281 +2.4%
1983 2,239 -1.8%
1984 2,247 +0.3%
1985 2,271 +1.1%
1986 2,268 -0.1%
1987 2,274 +0.2%
1988 2,285 +0.5%
1989 2,295 +0.4%
1990 2,273 -1.0%
1991 2,302 +1.3%
1992 2,296 -0.3%
1993 2,294 -0.1%
1994 2,311 +0.8%
1995 2,238 -3.2%
1996 2,260 +1.0%
1997 2,262 +0.1%
1998 2,252 -0.4%
1999 2,242 -0.5%
2000 2,243 +0.1%
2001 2,272 +1.3%
2002 2,283 +0.5%
2003 2,421 +6.0%
2004 2,420 -0.1%
2005 2,449 +1.2%
2006 2,441 -0.3%
2007 2,438 -0.2%
2008 2,472 +1.4%
2009 2,447 -1.0%
2010 2,538 +3.7%
2011 2,543 +0.2%
2012 2,494 -1.9%
2013 2,483 -0.4%
2014 2,507 +1.0%
2015 2,455 -2.1%
2016 2,438 -0.7%
2017 2,446 +0.3%
2018 2,467 +0.8%
2019 2,458 -0.4%
2020 2,425 -1.3%
2021 2,480 +2.3%
2022 2,504 +0.9%
2023 2,474 -1.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 2,474 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,399, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 2,474 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,333, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,037 1,933 2,151 9
1970s 2,168 2,074 2,339 10
1980s 2,269 2,227 2,302 10
1990s 2,273 2,238 2,311 10
2000s 2,389 2,243 2,472 10
2010s 2,483 2,438 2,543 10
2020s 2,471 2,425 2,504 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 63 Panama 2,492 compare
  2. 64 United Kingdom 2,491 compare
  3. 65 Sri Lanka 2,474 compare
  4. 67 Portugal 2,469 compare
  5. 68 Greece 2,461 compare
  6. 69 Mauritania 2,460 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is calorie supply by food group in Brazil?
Calorie supply by food group in Brazil was 2,474 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest calorie supply by food group recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2,543 in 2011.
What is the lowest calorie supply by food group recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1,933 in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for calorie supply by food group?
Brazil ranks 66th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is calorie supply by food group rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Calorie supply by food group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Calorie supply by food group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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