People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Brazil
Brazil: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0385 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Brazil stood at 0.0385 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Brazil peaked at 0.1176 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0385 people per person, in 2024.
That places Brazil 79th out of 171 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1176 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.113 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1087 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1045 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1004 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0965 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0926 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0888 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0851 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0816 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0781 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0747 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0714 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0681 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.065 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.062 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.059 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0562 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0534 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0507 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0481 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0456 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0432 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0408 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0385 people per person | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0989 people per person | 0.0816 people per person | 0.1176 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0639 people per person | 0.0507 people per person | 0.0781 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0433 people per person | 0.0385 people per person | 0.0481 people per person | 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Brazil?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Brazil was 0.0385 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1176 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0385 people per person in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Brazil ranks 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.