People not using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil
Brazil: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 15.89 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil stood at 15.89 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil peaked at 44.42 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.89 million people, in 2024.
That places Brazil 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.42 million people | — |
| 2001 | 43.53 million people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.63 million people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 41.68 million people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 40.69 million people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 39.67 million people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 38.63 million people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 37.55 million people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 36.43 million people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 35.29 million people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 34.11 million people | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 32.90 million people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.69 million people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 30.46 million people | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 29.22 million people | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 27.97 million people | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 26.70 million people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.41 million people | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 24.10 million people | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 22.78 million people | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 21.44 million people | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 20.06 million people | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 18.67 million people | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 17.28 million people | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 15.89 million people | -8.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15.89 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 233.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15.89 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 1137.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.05 million people | 35.29 million people | 44.42 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.53 million people | 22.78 million people | 34.11 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.67 million people | 15.89 million people | 21.44 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Brazil was 15.89 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 44.42 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.89 million people in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.