People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban in Peru
Peru: People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban was 75.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Peru stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Peru peaked at 75.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2000.
That places Peru 46th 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: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.9% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 75.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Peru's 75.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.2%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 65.9% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 71.3% | 75.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Peru?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Peru was 75.0% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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