People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Peru
Peru: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 77.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 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): q3 in Peru is 77.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Peru peaked at 77.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 41st 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): Q3 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.2% | — |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 59.2% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 69.8% | 77.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 38 Georgia 83.2% compare
- 39 Honduras 80.2% compare
- 40 Indonesia 79.4% compare
- 42 Philippines 73.8% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 72.5% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.6% 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6692 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Peru?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Peru was 77.3% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Peru ranks 41st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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