People using safely managed sanitation services in Brazil
Brazil: People using safely managed sanitation services was 55.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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 sanitation services in Brazil is 55.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Brazil peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 80th out of 146 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 sanitation services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 33.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 39.1% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.5% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0124 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,746 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Brazil?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Brazil was 55.0% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Brazil ranks 80th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.