Drinking water services in rural areas in Brazil
Brazil: Drinking water services in rural areas was 2.27 million people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in rural areas in Brazil, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2016, drinking water services in rural areas in Brazil stood at 2.27 million people.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Brazil peaked at 2.38 million people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million people, in 2001.
That places Brazil 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.50 million people | 1.02 million people | 2.05 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million people | 2.17 million people | 2.38 million people | 7 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Brazil?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Brazil was 2.27 million people in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million people in 2012.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million people in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.