People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Brazil
Brazil: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Brazil stood at 90.7%. 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Brazil peaked at 90.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 31st out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.3% | — |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 82.3% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.2% | 90.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Brazil?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Brazil was 90.7% 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, urban recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.