Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil
Brazil: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 92.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil stood at 92.5. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil peaked at 92.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.47, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 157th of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1 | 74.47 | 81.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.74 | 82.39 | 89.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.12 | 89.73 | 92.5 | 5 |
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More population data for Brazil
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.737 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 257,079 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.5245 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil was 92.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.47 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Brazil ranks 157th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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