People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru
Peru: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 77.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru is 77.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru peaked at 77.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 45th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2001 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 61.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 59.6% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 69.8% | 77.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 79.8% compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.5% compare
- 44 Guatemala 77.4% compare
- 46 Colombia 76.6% compare
- 47 Comoros 74.4% compare
- 48 Tajikistan 71.6% compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru was 77.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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