Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Brazil

Safely managed drinking water in Brazil in 2024 — 88.6%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.8 pp.

2024 88.6% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 65of 148
Period maximum 88.6%2024
Period minimum 75.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Brazil, 2000–2024758085902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 75.8%2001: 76.3%2002: 76.8%2003: 77.4%2004: 77.8%2005: 78%2006: 78.3%2007: 78.5%2008: 78.8%2009: 79%2010: 79.3%2011: 79.5%2012: 79.7%2013: 80.5%2014: 81.2%2015: 82%2016: 82.7%2017: 83.5%2018: 84.3%2019: 85%2020: 85.7%2021: 86.4%2022: 87.1%2023: 88%2024: 88.6%
Change over the period: +12.8 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Brazil 88.6%
World 73.7%
Safely managed drinking water — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 88.6 +0.7 pp
2023 88 +0.8 pp
2022 87.1 +0.7 pp
2021 86.4 +0.7 pp
2020 85.7 +0.7 pp
2019 85 +0.8 pp
2018 84.3 +0.8 pp
2017 83.5 +0.8 pp
2016 82.7 +0.7 pp
2015 82 +0.8 pp
2014 81.2 +0.8 pp
2013 80.5 +0.8 pp
2012 79.7 +0.2 pp
2011 79.5 +0.2 pp
2010 79.3 +0.2 pp
2009 79 +0.2 pp
2008 78.8 +0.2 pp
2007 78.5 +0.2 pp
2006 78.3 +0.3 pp
2005 78 +0.3 pp
2004 77.8 +0.4 pp
2003 77.4 +0.5 pp
2002 76.8 +0.5 pp
2001 76.3 +0.5 pp
2000 75.8

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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