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
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.
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
- 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 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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