Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 88.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Brazil, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 88.6% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 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 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Brazil peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 70th of 147 countries on this measure, 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 | 77.7% | 75.8% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 79.2% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.7% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 67 Grenada 89.9% compare
- 68 Jordan 89.0% compare
- 69 Poland, Republic of 88.7% compare
- 71 Ukraine 87.9% compare
- 72 Croatia, Republic of 87.3% compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4% compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.30 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 29.86 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 22,786 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11,427 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 844,196 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 917,122 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 407,198 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Brazil?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Brazil was 88.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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