People displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil
Brazil: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 745,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil stood at 745,000 number of cases. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 808.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil peaked at 745,000 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,000 number of cases, in 2016.
That places Brazil 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 309,000 number of cases | — |
| 2009 | 523,000 number of cases | +69.3% |
| 2010 | 230,000 number of cases | -56.0% |
| 2011 | 170,000 number of cases | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 35,000 number of cases | -79.4% |
| 2013 | 82,000 number of cases | +134.3% |
| 2014 | 150,000 number of cases | +82.9% |
| 2015 | 59,000 number of cases | -60.7% |
| 2016 | 14,000 number of cases | -76.3% |
| 2017 | 71,000 number of cases | +407.1% |
| 2018 | 86,000 number of cases | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 293,000 number of cases | +240.7% |
| 2020 | 358,000 number of cases | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 449,000 number of cases | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 708,000 number of cases | +57.7% |
| 2023 | 745,000 number of cases | +5.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 745,000 number of cases is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000 number of cases, 124.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 745,000 number of cases is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,800 number of cases, 95.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 416,000 number of cases | 309,000 number of cases | 523,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 119,000 number of cases | 14,000 number of cases | 293,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 565,000 number of cases | 358,000 number of cases | 745,000 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil was 745,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 745,000 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 number of cases in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 808.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.