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Food insecurity: urban and rural households

Household and resident food-security percentages. Survey years are not consecutive; mild, moderate, severe and total insecurity remain separate categories.

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Brazil households with food insecurity · %

Household and resident food-security percentages. Survey years are not consecutive; mild, moderate, severe and total insecurity remain separate categories.

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Between Jan 2013 and Jan 2024, the series increased 7.1% (22.6 → 24.2). The largest point-to-point change was +14.1, from Jan 2013 to Jan 2018.

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Household and resident food-security percentages. Survey years are not consecutive; mild, moderate, severe and total insecurity remain separate categories. Search a territory or category. Select one indicator, geography and breakdown before comparing; totals overlap their components.

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Period	Indicator	Geography	Category	Value	Unit	Published unit	Published value before conversion
2013	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com segurança alimentar	77.4	percent	%	77.4
2013	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar	22.6	percent	%	22.6
2013	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar leve	14.8	percent	%	14.8
2013	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar moderada	4.6	percent	%	4.6
2013	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar grave	3.2	percent	%	3.2
2013	Domicílios particulares urbanos	Brasil	Com segurança alimentar	79.5	percent	%	79.5
2013	Domicílios particulares urbanos	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar	20.5	percent	%	20.5
2013	Domicílios particulares urbanos	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar leve	13.7	percent	%	13.7
2013	Domicílios particulares urbanos	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar moderada	3.9	percent	%	3.9
2013	Domicílios particulares urbanos	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar grave	2.8	percent	%	2.8
2013	Domicílios particulares rurais	Brasil	Com segurança alimentar	64.7	percent	%	64.7
2013	Domicílios particulares rurais	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar	35.3	percent	%	35.3
2013	Domicílios particulares rurais	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar leve	21.4	percent	%	21.4
2013	Domicílios particulares rurais	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar moderada	8.4	percent	%	8.4
2013	Domicílios particulares rurais	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar grave	5.5	percent	%	5.5
2013	Moradores em domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com segurança alimentar	74.2	percent	%	74.2
2013	Moradores em domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar	25.8	percent	%	25.8
2013	Moradores em domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar leve	17.1	percent	%	17.1
2013	Moradores em domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar moderada	5.1	percent	%	5.1
2013	Moradores em domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar grave	3.6	percent	%	3.6
2018	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com segurança alimentar	63.3	percent	%	63.3
2018	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar	36.7	percent	%	36.7
2018	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar leve	24	percent	%	24.0
2018	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar moderada	8.1	percent	%	8.1
2018	Domicílios particulares	Brasil	Com insegurança alimentar grave	4.6	percent	%	4.6

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Schema

Field	Type	Description
Country`country`	Text
Dataset`dataset_id`	Text
Record identifier`record_id`	Text
Period`period`	Date
Year`year`	Integer	May be empty.
Month`month`	Integer	May be empty.
Frequency`frequency`	Text	daily \| weekly \| monthly \| quarterly \| semiannual \| annual \| biennial \| edition
Indicator key`indicator_key`	Text
Indicator`indicator_name`	Text
Indicator group`indicator_group`	Text	May be empty.
Indicator direction`indicator_direction`	Text	higher_is_better \| higher_is_worse where the source direction has been explicitly reviewed.
Geography`geography_name`	Text	May be empty.
Geography level`geography_level`	Text	May be empty.
Sex`sex`	Text	Source-published sex dimension where available; Total is the aggregate.
Age`age`	Text	Source-published age dimension where available; Total is the aggregate.
Source-estimated`source_estimated`	Boolean	True when the source publishes a modeled or fractional disaggregation rather than a direct integer count.
Published rank`source_rank`	Integer	Source-published rank retained for context, not promoted as a trend measure.
Source edition`source_edition`	Text	Edition identifier published by the source.
Source action area`source_action_area`	Text	Source-published thematic or action area.
Source indicator identifier`source_indicator_id`	Text	Stable indicator identifier published by the source.
Publisher`publisher`	Text
Value`value`	Number	Published value after applying `unit_scale` (e.g. millions → units).
Unit`unit`	Text	Currency code, "index", "percent", "ratio" or a physical unit.
Published scale`unit_scale`	Text	Scale the source published in: units \| thousands \| millions \| billions.
Published value before conversion`source_value_text`	Text	Published numeric value before applying unit scale.
Published unit`source_unit`	Text	Original unit label, including index bases and currency scale.
Source link`source_url`	Text	May be empty.
Geography code`geography_code`	Text	May be empty.
Category`category`	Text	May be empty.
Breakdown code`category_key`	Text	Stable source dimension/category identities, separate from display labels.
Published dimensions`source_dimensions`	Text	Published dimension names and category labels, retained together for provenance.
Project identifier`project_id`	Text	May be empty.
Project`project_name`	Text	May be empty.
Agreement number`agreement_id`	Text	May be empty.
Published owner`owner_name`	Text	May be empty.
Status`status`	Text	May be empty.
Status detail`substatus`	Text	May be empty.
District`district`	Text	May be empty.
Locality`locality`	Text	May be empty.
Addressed hazard`hazard`	Text	May be empty.
Record cutoff date`source_cutoff`	Date	May be empty.
Snapshot date`snapshot_date`	Date	May be empty.
Record period basis`period_basis`	Text	Reporting month, fiscal year, row cutoff or publication date; these are different time concepts.
Start date`start_date`	Date	May be empty.
End date`end_date`	Date	May be empty.
Planned end date`planned_end_date`	Date	May be empty.
Published event date`source_event_date`	Date	May be empty.
Department`department`	Text	May be empty.
Province`province`	Text	May be empty.
Facility`facility_name`	Text	May be empty.
Facility ID`facility_id`	Text	May be empty.
Company`company_name`	Text	May be empty.
Company identifier`company_identifier`	Text	May be empty.
Economic activity`activity`	Text	May be empty.
Reported standard`regulatory_basis`	Text	May be empty.
Published period`source_period_label`	Text	May be empty.
Facility role`waste_role`	Text	May be empty.
Declared or estimated`waste_data_type`	Text	May be empty.
Waste treatment`waste_treatment`	Text	May be empty.
Destination facility`destination_facility`	Text	May be empty.
Destination company`destination_company`	Text	May be empty.
Destination municipality`destination_municipality`	Text	May be empty.
Estimated population (not additive)`reported_population`	Integer	Published stock denominator, repeated by week; never sum as population.
Alternative source estimate (not additive)`source_estimate_value`	Number	Alternative source estimate; do not add to the validated main measure.
Published record data and context`source_context`	Text	Original published environmental or statistical attributes.
Preliminary`preliminary`	Boolean	May be empty.
Source file`source_file`	Text

Traceability

Datasetbr-ibge-inseguridad-alimentaria

CountryBrazil

Backends3_catalog

TopicMacro indicators

ExperienceCharts and records

Data through2024

NormalizedOct 8, 2026

Rows80

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Comparison limits

Household and resident food-security percentages. Survey years are not consecutive; mild, moderate, severe and total insecurity remain separate categories. Search a territory or category. Select one indicator, geography and breakdown before comparing; totals overlap their components.

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Household and resident food-security percentages. Survey years are not consecutive; mild, moderate, severe and total insecurity remain separate categories. Search a territory or category. Select one indicator, geography and breakdown before comparing; totals overlap their components.