Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Brazil
Brazil: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 177 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
73.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Brazil is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Brazil peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 1st out of 177 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.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.0% | 73.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 83.4% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 94.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Brazil?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Brazil was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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