33 million facing hunger in Brazil

A national survey has found the number of people living in hunger in Brazil surged 73% in less than two years, from 19.1m to 33.1m


2022*

Severe hunger
33.1m
(15.5%)

Moderate hunger
32.4m
(15.2%)

Mild hunger 
59.6m
(28.0%)

Food security 
88.7m 
(41.3%)


2020
9.0% 
11.5%
34.7%
44.8%

Around 125 million people – more than half (58.7%) Brazil’s population of 213m – suffer from mild, moderate or severe hunger


FOOD INSECURITY
    
Percentage of people living with moderate and severe hunger by region

North
45.2%
   
Northeast  
38.4%
                                             
Central- West 
28.4%

Southeast
27.4%
       
South
21.7%


Causes for “historic setback” include “ongoing dismantling of social policies, worsening of economic crisis and pandemic”


*Based on data collected from Nov 2021 to Apr 2022


Source: Brazilian Network for Research on Food Security
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