Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil

Brazil: Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation was 95.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.86
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
89th
of 186 countries
All-time high
95.86
in 2024
All-time low
81.81
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 81.82001: 82.42002: 832003: 83.62004: 84.22005: 84.72006: 85.32007: 85.92008: 86.52009: 87.12010: 87.72011: 88.32012: 88.92013: 89.52014: 90.12015: 90.72016: 91.32017: 91.92018: 92.52019: 93.12020: 93.72021: 94.32022: 94.82023: 95.32024: 95.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil stood at 95.86. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil peaked at 95.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.81, in 2000.

Brazil ranks 89th of 186 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.

Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 81.81 —
2001 82.4 +0.7%
2002 82.99 +0.7%
2003 83.57 +0.7%
2004 84.16 +0.7%
2005 84.75 +0.7%
2006 85.34 +0.7%
2007 85.93 +0.7%
2008 86.52 +0.7%
2009 87.11 +0.7%
2010 87.7 +0.7%
2011 88.29 +0.7%
2012 88.89 +0.7%
2013 89.48 +0.7%
2014 90.07 +0.7%
2015 90.67 +0.7%
2016 91.27 +0.7%
2017 91.86 +0.7%
2018 92.46 +0.7%
2019 93.06 +0.6%
2020 93.66 +0.6%
2021 94.26 +0.6%
2022 94.79 +0.6%
2023 95.33 +0.6%
2024 95.86 +0.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 95.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.81, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 95.86 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.83, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.46 81.81 87.11 10
2010s 90.37 87.7 93.06 10
2020s 94.78 93.66 95.86 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 86 Morocco 96.36 compare
  2. 87 Malaysia 96.06 compare
  3. 88 Latvia 95.98 compare
  4. 90 Paraguay 95.75 compare
  5. 91 Uzbekistan 95.3 compare
  6. 92 Trinidad and Tobago 95.12 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil?
Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Brazil was 95.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 95.86 in 2024.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 81.81 in 2000.
How does Brazil rank for urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation?
Brazil ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,556 data points, 2000–2024
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