Brazil - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Brazil was 50.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 50.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.03 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 39.03
2001 39.35
2002 39.66
2003 39.97
2004 40.29
2005 40.60
2006 40.91
2007 41.23
2008 41.54
2009 41.86
2010 42.18
2011 42.49
2012 43.36
2013 44.24
2014 45.15
2015 46.06
2016 47.00
2017 47.95
2018 48.92
2019 49.91
2020 50.67

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Brazil was 48.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 48.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.74 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 35.74
2001 36.17
2002 36.59
2003 37.00
2004 37.42
2005 37.83
2006 38.24
2007 38.65
2008 39.05
2009 39.46
2010 39.86
2011 40.26
2012 41.15
2013 42.06
2014 42.99
2015 43.93
2016 44.88
2017 45.86
2018 46.84
2019 47.85
2020 48.71

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention