People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Peru
Peru: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Peru stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.9% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Peru peaked at 7.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Peru ranks 63rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -34.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 19.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -34.9% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Peru?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Peru was 0.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Peru ranks 63rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.