Overview

• Households with any food insecurity fell to 24.2% in 2024, or 18.9 million homes housing an estimated 54.7 million people.
• Severe food insecurity dropped 19.9% to 2.5 million households, with the number of people living in hunger down 23.5% to 6.483 million.
• The share of homes in moderate or severe insecurity declined to 7.7%, the lowest level in two decades, as food-secure households rose to 75.8%.
• Regional and rural gaps persisted, with severe rates at 6.3% in the North and 4.8% in the Northeast versus 3.2% nationally, and overall insecurity higher in rural areas (31.4%) than in urban areas (23.2%).
• Inequality remained stark as 73.8% of severe cases were in Black or brown‑headed households and 59.9% in female‑headed homes, while children and adolescents faced higher risk than adults; FAO removed Brazil from its hunger map in July based on the 2022–2024 average.