Share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil

Brazil: Share living with less than 1 int per day was 0.4303 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.4303
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
35th
of 120 countries
All-time high
7.58
in 1983
All-time low
0.311
in 2020
Years of data
40
1981–2024

Share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil, 1981–2024

024681981200220241981: 5.91982: 5.81983: 7.61984: 71985: 5.81986: 2.61987: 4.91988: 6.31989: 5.51990: 5.91992: 71993: 6.41995: 3.61996: 4.31997: 4.21998: 3.51999: 3.62001: 3.32002: 2.62003: 32004: 2.42005: 22006: 1.82007: 2.12008: 1.62009: 1.42011: 1.42012: 0.7682013: 0.5572014: 0.4832015: 0.5962016: 0.8772017: 12018: 12019: 1.12020: 0.3112021: 0.8412022: 0.6292023: 0.562024: 0.43

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil is 0.4303, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil peaked at 7.58 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.311, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 35th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil, 1981 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1981 5.86 —
1982 5.78 -1.4%
1983 7.58 +31.2%
1984 6.99 -7.8%
1985 5.85 -16.3%
1986 2.55 -56.3%
1987 4.95 +93.8%
1988 6.31 +27.6%
1989 5.48 -13.2%
1990 5.89 +7.6%
1992 6.96 +18.1%
1993 6.37 -8.5%
1995 3.64 -42.9%
1996 4.31 +18.6%
1997 4.21 -2.5%
1998 3.48 -17.2%
1999 3.59 +3.2%
2001 3.28 -8.7%
2002 2.57 -21.5%
2003 3 +16.4%
2004 2.43 -18.8%
2005 2.04 -16.1%
2006 1.79 -12.5%
2007 2.13 +19.2%
2008 1.56 -26.6%
2009 1.45 -7.2%
2011 1.35 -6.7%
2012 0.768 -43.2%
2013 0.5571 -27.5%
2014 0.4826 -13.4%
2015 0.5961 +23.5%
2016 0.8774 +47.2%
2017 1.01 +15.1%
2018 1.02 +1.2%
2019 1.09 +6.4%
2020 0.311 -71.4%
2021 0.8411 +170.5%
2022 0.629 -25.2%
2023 0.5599 -11.0%
2024 0.4303 -23.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.4303 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0313, 13.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.4303 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1998, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +170.5% 0.311 0.8411

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.7 2.55 7.58 9
1990s 4.81 3.48 6.96 8
2000s 2.25 1.45 3.28 9
2010s 0.8616 0.4826 1.35 9
2020s 0.5543 0.311 0.8411 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Spain 0.5073 compare
  2. 33 Benin 0.5016 compare
  3. 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.4705 compare
  4. 36 Austria 0.4288 compare
  5. 37 Rwanda 0.423 compare
  6. 38 Japan 0.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil?
Share living with less than 1 int per day in Brazil was 0.4303 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 7.58 in 1983.
What is the lowest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.311 in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for share living with less than 1 int per day?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is share living with less than 1 int per day rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 1 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 1 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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