Drinking water services in rural areas in Peru
Peru: Drinking water services in rural areas was 326,080 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Peru stood at 326,080 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Peru peaked at 1.78 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 326,080 people, in 2024.
Peru ranks 49th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.78 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 868,961 people | 624,076 people | 1.12 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 445,890 people | 326,080 people | 565,796 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 103.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8482 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Peru?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Peru was 326,080 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 in rural areas recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,080 people in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.