Percent of household consumption spent on fruit and vegetables (households living on less than $2.97 per person per day) (%)
Definition
Proportion of household food and beverage expenditure that is spent on fruits and vegetables among households that report an income of less than terms). $2.97 is the threshold for the lowest consumption segment in the World Bank Global Consumption Database, defined as falling below the 50th percentile of the global distribution of income per capita. Data are obtained from nationally representative household expenditure or consumption surveys.
Interpretation
Low-income households within countries are likely to devote less of their food budgets to fruit and vegetables, which are higher priced relative to starchy staples, as compared to higher-income households. In the event of price or income shocks, these households may be the most likely to shift their already low consumption of non-staple foods back to cheaper sources of calories.
Data source
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - Household Budget Survey (POF) - Household Budget Survey (POF): Table 6972 - Average monthly family monetary and non-monetary expenditure on food - value and distribution - by total income classes and monthly family asset variation, according to types of expenditure: https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/6972 (accessed on 12/16/2025); Table 6977 - Number of families and average family size by total income classes and monthly family asset variation (2018): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/6977 (accessed on 12/16/2025); Table 1619 - Average monthly family monetary and non-monetary expenditure on food - value and distribution - by total income classes and monthly family asset variation, according to types of expenditure (2008): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/1619 (accessed on 12/16/2025); Table 1595 - Number of families and average family size by total income classes and monthly change in family assets (2008): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/1595 (accessed on 12/16/2025). - Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA): Table 1737 - IPCA - Historical series with index number, monthly variation and accumulated variations in 3 months, 6 months, year and 12 months (from December/1979): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/1737 (accessed on 09/25/2025). - World Bank Group - PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $):https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PP?year=2010 (accessed on 01/16/2026).
| Level | Periodicity |
|---|---|
| State | 10 years |