People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Peru
Peru: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban was 86.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Peru stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Peru peaked at 86.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.
That places Peru 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Peru, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.2% | — |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 86.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Peru's 86.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.1%, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 80.2% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.8% | 86.2% | 8 |
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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Peru?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Peru was 86.2% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Peru ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).