Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people per person
World rank
129th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0881 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0 people per person
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Brazil stood at 0 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0881 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 129th of 214 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, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0881 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0828 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0778 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0728 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0679 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0632 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0585 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.054 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0495 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0451 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0408 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0366 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0325 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0285 people per person | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0207 people per person | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 people per person | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 people per person | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 people per person | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.006 people per person | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 people per person | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 people per person | -53.6% |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 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 0.0027 people per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.0018 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2021 | -53.6% | 0.0038 people per person | 0.0018 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.066 people per person | 0.0451 people per person | 0.0881 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 0.0408 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 126 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 127 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 128 Ukraine 0 people per person compare
- 129 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 129 Andorra 0 people per person
- 129 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 129 Australia 0 people per person
- 129 Austria 0 people per person
- 129 Belgium 0 people per person
- 129 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 129 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 129 Bahrain 0 people per person
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 129 Belarus 0 people per person
- 129 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 129 Barbados 0 people per person compare
- 129 Brunei 0 people per person compare
- 129 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 129 Canada 0 people per person
- 129 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 129 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 129 China 0 people per person compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 129 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 129 Czechia 0 people per person
- 129 Germany 0 people per person
- 129 Denmark 0 people per person
- 129 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 129 Spain 0 people per person
- 129 Estonia 0 people per person
- 129 Finland 0 people per person
- 129 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 129 France 0 people per person
- 129 Faroe Islands 0 people per person
- 129 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 129 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 129 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 129 Greenland 0 people per person
- 129 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 129 Hungary 0 people per person
- 129 Isle of Man 0 people per person
- 129 Ireland 0 people per person
- 129 Iceland 0 people per person
- 129 Israel 0 people per person
- 129 Italy 0 people per person
- 129 Japan 0 people per person
- 129 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 129 South Korea 0 people per person
- 129 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 129 Lebanon 0 people per person compare
- 129 Liechtenstein 0 people per person
- 129 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 129 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 129 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 129 Latvia 0 people per person
- 129 Macao 0 people per person
- 129 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 129 Monaco 0 people per person
- 129 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 129 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 129 Malta 0 people per person
- 129 New Caledonia 0 people per person
- 129 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 129 Norway 0 people per person
- 129 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 129 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 129 Palau 0 people per person
- 129 Poland 0 people per person
- 129 Puerto Rico 0 people per person
- 129 North Korea 0 people per person
- 129 Portugal 0 people per person
- 129 French Polynesia 0 people per person compare
- 129 Romania 0 people per person
- 129 Russia 0 people per person
- 129 Singapore 0 people per person
- 129 San Marino 0 people per person
- 129 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 129 Slovenia 0 people per person
- 129 Sweden 0 people per person
- 129 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
- 129 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 129 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 129 United States 0 people per person
- 129 British Virgin Islands 0 people per person compare
- 129 United States Virgin Islands 0 people per person
- 129 Vietnam 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, per capita in Brazil?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Brazil was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0881 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.