People using safely managed drinking water services in Brazil
Brazil: People using safely managed drinking water services was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Brazil is 88.6%, measured 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, people using safely managed drinking water services in Brazil peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 66th of 151 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 safely managed drinking water services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.8% | — |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
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 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Brazil?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Brazil was 88.6% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Brazil ranks 66th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.