Number of people who are undernourished in Brazil
Brazil: Number of people who are undernourished was 6.70 million millions in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Brazil, 2001–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.70 million millions for number of people who are undernourished in 2022.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Brazil peaked at 18.40 million millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.30 million millions, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 21st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.40 million millions | 6.70 million millions | 18.40 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.55 million millions | 5.30 million millions | 5.80 million millions | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.53 million millions | 5.80 million millions | 7.10 million millions | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Brazil?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Brazil was 6.70 million millions in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.40 million millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.30 million millions in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.