People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Brazil
Brazil: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Brazil is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Brazil peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 1st out of 174 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | 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. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Brazil?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Brazil was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.