People using improved drinking water sources in Brazil
Brazil: People using improved drinking water sources was 2.69 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Brazil is 2.69 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Brazil peaked at 8.68 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.69 people, in 2024.
That places Brazil 178th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.68 million people | — |
| 2001 | 8.24 million people | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.67 million people | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 7.11 million people | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 6.54 million people | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 5.98 million people | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 5.41 million people | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 4.85 million people | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 4.30 million people | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 3.74 million people | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 3.19 million people | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 2.65 million people | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 2.11 million people | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million people | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million people | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 847,483 people | -33.0% |
| 2016 | 472,095 people | -44.3% |
| 2017 | 2.59 million people | +448.5% |
| 2018 | 2.16 million people | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1.74 million people | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million people | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million people | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 809,802 people | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 215,238 people | -73.4% |
| 2024 | 2.69 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.25 million people | 3.74 million people | 8.68 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million people | 472,095 people | 3.19 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 694,633 people | 2.69 people | 1.36 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 175 Saint Helena 37.13 people compare
- 176 Niue 34.32 people compare
- 177 Saint Martin (French part) 20.14 people compare
- 179 France 1.68 people compare
- 180 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5938 people compare
- 181 Switzerland 0.2871 people compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0085 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Brazil?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Brazil was 2.69 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 people in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Brazil ranks 178th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.