People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Peru
Peru: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural was 78.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
78.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 97 countries
All-time high
78.3%
in 2014
All-time low
60.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Peru recorded 78.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Peru peaked at 78.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 54th 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: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.1% | — |
| 2001 | 61.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 78.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.6%, 80% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Peru's 78.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 60.1% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 73.1% | 78.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 82.0% compare
- 52 Ghana 81.1% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 78.4% compare
- 55 Yemen 77.6% compare
- 56 Tajikistan 77.2% compare
- 57 Cambodia 76.9% 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)
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Peru?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Peru was 78.3% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Peru ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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