Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Brazil is 0 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.4947 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Brazil 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4947 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.477 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.438 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.417 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.395 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3722 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3484 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3237 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2981 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2716 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2444 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2164 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1878 people per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1585 people per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1285 people per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0977 people per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0663 people per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0341 people per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 people per square kilometre | -96.2% |
| 2020 | 0 people per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0013 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -96.2% | 0.0341 people per square kilometre | 0.0013 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4022 people per square kilometre | 0.2981 people per square kilometre | 0.4947 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1407 people per square kilometre | 0.0013 people per square kilometre | 0.2716 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 93 Mongolia 0.003 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guyana 0.0005 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Afghanistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Albania 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Arab Emirates 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Argentina 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Armenia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Austria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Azerbaijan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belgium 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bangladesh 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bulgaria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belarus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bermuda 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bolivia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bhutan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Canada 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 China 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Cyprus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Ecuador 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Egypt 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Spain 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Estonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Finland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 France 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Kingdom 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Hong Kong 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Ireland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Israel 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cambodia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Laos 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Lithuania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Latvia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Moldova 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Maldives 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 North Macedonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Malta 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Montenegro 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Netherlands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Norway 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Poland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 North Korea 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Paraguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Palestine 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Romania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Russia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Slovakia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Sweden 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Thailand 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 East Timor 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ukraine 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uruguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 United States 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uzbekistan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Vietnam 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Zimbabwe 0 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4947 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.