People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Brazil
Brazil: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 95.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Brazil peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 85th of 182 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.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.8% | — |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 81.8% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 87.7% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.7% | 95.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Brazil?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Brazil was 95.9% 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 sanitation services, urban recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Brazil ranks 85th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.