Brazil Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for Brazil. The dataset contains data from the FAOSTAT bulk data service covering categories including the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, food balances, and a suite of food security indicators. It was last updated on 2026-06-10.

Use Cases

• Assess the economic accessibility of nutritious diets based on cost and affordability indicators.
• Analyze national food supply and consumption patterns using food balance sheet data.
• Monitor trends in food security metrics over time based on the suite of indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple key thematic areas of food security and nutrition.
• Released under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, allowing for reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-06-10).

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:55:10.209620

Geography

Brazil