Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Brazil

Access to basic sanitation in Brazil in 2024 — 92.4%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 19 pp.

2024 92.4% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 104of 193
Period maximum 92.4%2024
Period minimum 73.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Brazil, 2000–20247075808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 73.4%2001: 74.2%2002: 75.1%2003: 75.9%2004: 76.8%2005: 77.6%2006: 78.4%2007: 79.3%2008: 80.1%2009: 80.9%2010: 81.7%2011: 82.5%2012: 83.3%2013: 84.1%2014: 84.9%2015: 85.7%2016: 86.5%2017: 87.3%2018: 88%2019: 88.8%2020: 89.6%2021: 90.3%2022: 91%2023: 91.7%2024: 92.4%
Change over the period: +19 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 92.4%
World 82.2%
South America computed 92%
Access to basic sanitation — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 92.4 +0.7 pp
2023 91.7 +0.7 pp
2022 91 +0.7 pp
2021 90.3 +0.8 pp
2020 89.6 +0.8 pp
2019 88.8 +0.8 pp
2018 88 +0.8 pp
2017 87.3 +0.8 pp
2016 86.5 +0.8 pp
2015 85.7 +0.8 pp
2014 84.9 +0.8 pp
2013 84.1 +0.8 pp
2012 83.3 +0.8 pp
2011 82.5 +0.8 pp
2010 81.7 +0.8 pp
2009 80.9 +0.8 pp
2008 80.1 +0.8 pp
2007 79.3 +0.8 pp
2006 78.4 +0.8 pp
2005 77.6 +0.8 pp
2004 76.8 +0.8 pp
2003 75.9 +0.8 pp
2002 75.1 +0.9 pp
2001 74.2 +0.9 pp
2000 73.4

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.