People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru
Peru: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 87.4% 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).
Analysis
Peru recorded 87.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Peru peaked at 87.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 48th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 66.1% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 78.6% | 87.4% | 8 |
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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 87.4% 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 87.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Peru ranks 48th 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 16.8%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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