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Abstract
Food security, food availability, and agriculture in Brazil are closely linked. In a country that was removed from the hunger map in 2014, considering these variables is extremely important for the development of public policies and the promotion of the food industry. This article aims to analyze the evolution of nutritional availability and food security from 2000 to 2014. To this end, a descriptive study was used, analyzing data from secondary sources of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the National Household Sample Survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The results indicated that nutritional insufficiency decreased during the analyzed period, and the food supply exceeded the average daily needs of Brazilians. Even so, there was an average insufficiency of fourteen kilocalories per person per day. Food security also increased from 2004 to 2013. With all this, the Brazilian population began to have better nutritional/food conditions. It is important to highlight that there is still a degree of insecurity and uncertainty regarding the future, in terms of the sufficiency of factors that promote the good nutritional development of Brazilian individuals.