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Brazil - Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population) 2.7

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 169 economies tracked

Latest value

2.7 (2024)

Global rank

##103 of 169 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 2001

0.26×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#101#121200120062011201620212025#78#1032022 overtook Paraguay2023 overtook Samoa
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #78 to #103 (overtook Paraguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2022
Overtook Paraguay in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Samoa in global rank auto

Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population), 2001-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120242.55.177.8310.5
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