People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 2.07 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Brazil is 2.07 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 5.31 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.07 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 102nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.31 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 5.21 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.99 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.87 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.75 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.62 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.49 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.36 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.22 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.08 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.94 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.79 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.64 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.35 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.19 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.04 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.88 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.73 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 2.57 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.23 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.07 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.07 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.07 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.79 people per square kilometre | 4.22 people per square kilometre | 5.31 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 people per square kilometre | 2.73 people per square kilometre | 4.08 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 people per square kilometre | 2.07 people per square kilometre | 2.57 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 99 Gabon 2.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Tonga 2.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Egypt 2.09 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Cuba 2.05 people per square kilometre compare
- 104 French Polynesia 2.01 people per square kilometre compare
- 105 United States Virgin Islands 1.81 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Brazil?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Brazil was 2.07 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 102nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.