Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 5.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Brazil stood at 5.8. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Brazil peaked at 11.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2024.
That places Brazil 129th out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.82 | 10.17 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.32 | 8.62 | 10.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.94 | 5.8 | 8.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More population data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 230,886 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4122 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.737 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4121 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.3088 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 257,079 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Brazil?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Brazil was 5.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Brazil ranks 129th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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