Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Brazil
Brazil: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.6%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
19th
of 85 countries
All-time high
73.6%
in 2024
All-time low
47.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 73.6% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Brazil peaked at 73.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 19th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 73.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 73.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.7%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 47.7% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 59.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 16 North Macedonia 74.9% compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 74.8% compare
- 18 Croatia 74.0% compare
- 20 India 72.6% compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 69.5% compare
- 22 Bhutan 68.9% 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)
- 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Brazil?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Brazil was 73.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Brazil ranks 19th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).