Hunger in Brazil: Progress Made but 8.4 Million Remain Undernourished
The FAO’s latest findings reveal a stark reality: 8.4 million Brazilians are chronically undernourished.
Despite feeding 1 billion people globally, the country struggles to provide enough food for all its citizens.
That is why Lula launched in August 2023 the ‘Brazil Without Hunger’ plan to eliminate food insecurity. The initiative aims to remove Brazil from the UN Hunger Map by 2030.
The recent figures reflect nearly 20% of the population’s struggle over the past three years, keeping Brazil on the global Hunger Map.
From 2021 to 2022, 3.9% of Brazilians suffered from chronic undernutrition. The United Nations lists countries on the Hunger Map if over 2.5% of their population endures such severe shortages.
In the past three years, nearly 40 million Brazilians faced moderate to severe food insecurity.
This represents a slight improvement, as the total hunger index fell by 0.8 percentage points. The progress is evident, with 1.7 million fewer people undernourished than in previous years.
Hunger in Brazil: Progress Made but 8.4 Million Remain Undernourished
The data is subject to annual revisions based on national reports, which can vary. Recent numbers might include insights from the 2022 Census, potentially skewing comparisons with past estimates from the 2010 Census.
Additionally, Brazil reported 39.7 million people affected by moderate to severe food insecurity during the same period.
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