Drinking water services in Peru
Peru: Drinking water services was 344,189 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Peru recorded 344,189 people for drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Peru peaked at 1.94 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 344,189 people, in 2024.
Peru ranks 50th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Peru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.94 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.87 million people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.80 million people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.66 million people | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million people | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million people | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million people | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million people | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 982,997 people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 921,457 people | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 861,145 people | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 801,122 people | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 742,395 people | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 681,432 people | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 615,788 people | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 548,155 people | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 480,145 people | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 412,385 people | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 344,189 people | -16.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 344,189 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 65.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 344,189 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 525.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.62 million people | 1.30 million people | 1.94 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 955,199 people | 681,432 people | 1.24 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 480,132 people | 344,189 people | 615,788 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Peru?
- Drinking water services in Peru was 344,189 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,189 people in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for drinking water services?
- Peru ranks 50th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.