People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Peru
Peru: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 68.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Peru is 68.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Peru peaked at 68.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 39th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 34.1% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 32.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 53.6% | 68.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Peru?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Peru was 68.7% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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