People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Peru
Peru: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Peru is 60.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Peru peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
That places Peru 57th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 11.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 30.3% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 51.1% | 60.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Peru?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Peru was 60.1% 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 sanitation services, urban recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Peru ranks 57th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.