People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Peru
Peru: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 56.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Peru recorded 56.2% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Peru peaked at 59.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2024.
That places Peru 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.4% | — |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 56.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 57.9% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.2% | 59.6% | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.1886 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.4607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Peru?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Peru was 56.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Peru ranks 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.