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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Peru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.78 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.71 million people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.65 million people | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million people | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.51 million people | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.44 million people | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million people | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million people | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.24 million people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million people | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million people | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 949,449 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 893,337 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 838,078 people | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 784,080 people | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 730,494 people | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 678,228 people | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 624,076 people | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 565,796 people | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 505,849 people | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 445,721 people | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 386,004 people | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 326,080 people | -15.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 326,080 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 385.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 326,080 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people, 29.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 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.