People using at least a basic drinking water source in Brazil
Brazil: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 212.00 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 at least a basic drinking water source in Brazil is 212.00 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Brazil peaked at 212.00 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 162.78 million people, in 2000.
That places Brazil 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174.17 million people | 162.78 million people | 184.79 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 195.98 million people | 186.87 million people | 204.91 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 209.50 million people | 206.72 million people | 212.00 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Brazil?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Brazil was 212.00 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 212.00 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.78 million people in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.