People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Peru
Peru: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Peru, 2009–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Peru stood at 72.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Peru peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2009.
Peru ranks 48th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 47.0% | — |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 47.0% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 63.1% | 72.3% | 5 |
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- 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Peru?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Peru was 72.3% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.