Brazil - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Brazil was 62.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 62.90 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.52 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 36.52
2001 37.83
2002 39.14
2003 40.46
2004 41.77
2005 43.09
2006 44.40
2007 45.72
2008 47.04
2009 48.36
2010 49.67
2011 50.99
2012 52.31
2013 53.63
2014 54.96
2015 56.28
2016 57.60
2017 58.92
2018 60.25
2019 61.57
2020 62.90

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Brazil was 94.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.61 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 81.61
2001 82.23
2002 82.85
2003 83.47
2004 84.09
2005 84.71
2006 85.33
2007 85.96
2008 86.58
2009 87.21
2010 87.83
2011 88.46
2012 89.09
2013 89.72
2014 90.34
2015 90.98
2016 91.61
2017 92.24
2018 92.87
2019 93.51
2020 94.11

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Brazil was 90.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.13 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 73.13
2001 74.04
2002 74.93
2003 75.81
2004 76.69
2005 77.56
2006 78.43
2007 79.30
2008 80.15
2009 81.01
2010 81.85
2011 82.70
2012 83.54
2013 84.38
2014 85.21
2015 86.04
2016 86.86
2017 87.68
2018 88.49
2019 89.30
2020 90.08

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention