Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people per person
World rank
95th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.0238 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0 people per person
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0238 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 95th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0238 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0226 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0214 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0203 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0154 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.013 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 people per person | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 people per person | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 people per person | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 people per person | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.004 people per person | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 people per person | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 people per person | -48.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 people per person | -96.2% |
| 2020 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 people per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 0.0001 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2019 | -96.2% | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0001 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0184 people per person | 0.013 people per person | 0.0238 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0117 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 92 Turkey 0 people per person compare
- 93 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 95 Andorra 0 people per person
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 95 Argentina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Austria 0 people per person
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belgium 0 people per person
- 95 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belarus 0 people per person
- 95 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 95 Bolivia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Canada 0 people per person
- 95 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 95 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 95 China 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 95 Czechia 0 people per person
- 95 Germany 0 people per person
- 95 Denmark 0 people per person
- 95 Ecuador 0 people per person compare
- 95 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 95 Spain 0 people per person
- 95 Estonia 0 people per person
- 95 Finland 0 people per person
- 95 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 95 France 0 people per person
- 95 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 95 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 95 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 95 Hungary 0 people per person
- 95 India 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ireland 0 people per person
- 95 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 95 Iceland 0 people per person
- 95 Israel 0 people per person
- 95 Italy 0 people per person
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 people per person
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 95 Laos 0 people per person compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 95 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 95 Latvia 0 people per person
- 95 Macao 0 people per person
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 95 Monaco 0 people per person
- 95 Moldova 0 people per person
- 95 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 95 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0 people per person
- 95 Malta 0 people per person
- 95 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 95 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 95 Norway 0 people per person
- 95 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 95 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palau 0 people per person
- 95 Poland 0 people per person
- 95 North Korea 0 people per person
- 95 Portugal 0 people per person
- 95 Paraguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 95 Romania 0 people per person
- 95 Russia 0 people per person
- 95 Singapore 0 people per person
- 95 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 95 Sweden 0 people per person
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 East Timor 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ukraine 0 people per person
- 95 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 United States 0 people per person
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 people per person
- 95 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Brazil?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Brazil was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0238 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.