People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.075 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Brazil is 0.075 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.2553 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.075 people per person, in 2024.
That places Brazil 76th out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2553 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2469 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2388 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2307 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2227 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2148 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2069 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1991 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1914 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1837 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1761 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1685 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1609 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1535 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1461 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1387 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1314 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1241 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.117 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1098 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1027 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0957 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0888 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0818 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.075 people per person | -8.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.075 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.075 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 3.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.219 people per person | 0.1837 people per person | 0.2553 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1426 people per person | 0.1098 people per person | 0.1761 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0888 people per person | 0.075 people per person | 0.1027 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Brazil?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Brazil was 0.075 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2553 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.075 people per person in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 76th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.