Population using at least basic sanitation services in Brazil
Brazil: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Brazil is 67.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Brazil peaked at 67.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 36.9% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 49.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 61.9% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 116 East Timor 69.4% compare
- 117 Bangladesh 67.6% compare
- 118 Marshall Islands 67.5% compare
- 120 Pakistan 65.0% compare
- 121 Peru 61.0% compare
- 122 Guatemala 59.9% compare
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 sanitation services in Brazil?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Brazil was 67.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Brazil ranks 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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