Food expenditure per person per year in Brazil

Brazil: Food expenditure per person per year was 1,026 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,026
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
72nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,026
in 2023
All-time low
599.64
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person per year in Brazil, 2017–2023

02505007501.0k2017202020232017: 954.62018: 866.32019: 599.62020: 655.82021: 722.12022: 882.32023: 1.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, food expenditure per person per year in Brazil stood at 1,026. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 72nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Food expenditure per person per year in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Food expenditure per person per year in Brazil, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 954.6 —
2018 866.3 -9.2%
2019 599.64 -30.8%
2020 655.79 +9.4%
2021 722.07 +10.1%
2022 882.32 +22.2%
2023 1,026 +16.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 1,026 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,219, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 1,026 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,387, 74% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 806.85 599.64 954.6 3
2020s 821.44 655.79 1,026 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 69 Thailand 1,108 compare
  2. 70 Colombia 1,087 compare
  3. 71 Philippines 1,070 compare
  4. 73 China 998.87 compare
  5. 74 Egypt 982.74 compare
  6. 75 Jordan 956.77 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person per year in Brazil?
Food expenditure per person per year in Brazil was 1,026 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1,026 in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 599.64 in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for food expenditure per person per year?
Brazil ranks 72nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person per year rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Food expenditure per person per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food expenditure per person per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
104 places, 727 data points, 2017–2023
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