Safely managed sanitation — all countries

Safely managed sanitation — Brazil

Safely managed sanitation in Brazil in 2024 — 55%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 21.3 pp.

2024 55% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 78of 141
Period maximum 55%2024
Period minimum 33.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — Brazil, 2000–2024304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 33.7%2001: 34%2002: 34.3%2003: 34.5%2004: 34.8%2005: 35.1%2006: 35.4%2007: 36.3%2008: 37.2%2009: 38.2%2010: 39.1%2011: 40.5%2012: 42%2013: 43.6%2014: 45.1%2015: 46.8%2016: 47.7%2017: 48.7%2018: 49.7%2019: 50.7%2020: 51.5%2021: 52.4%2022: 53.2%2023: 54.1%2024: 55%
Change over the period: +21.3 pp Annual average: 0.89 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Brazil 55%
World 58.5%
South America computed 49.6%
Safely managed sanitation — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 55 +0.9 pp
2023 54.1 +0.9 pp
2022 53.2 +0.8 pp
2021 52.4 +0.9 pp
2020 51.5 +0.8 pp
2019 50.7 +1 pp
2018 49.7 +1 pp
2017 48.7 +1 pp
2016 47.7 +0.9 pp
2015 46.8 +1.7 pp
2014 45.1 +1.6 pp
2013 43.6 +1.5 pp
2012 42 +1.5 pp
2011 40.5 +1.4 pp
2010 39.1 +1 pp
2009 38.2 +0.9 pp
2008 37.2 +0.9 pp
2007 36.3 +0.9 pp
2006 35.4 +0.3 pp
2005 35.1 +0.3 pp
2004 34.8 +0.3 pp
2003 34.5 +0.3 pp
2002 34.3 +0.3 pp
2001 34 +0.3 pp
2000 33.7

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 sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.

Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.

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