Drinking water usage in urban areas in Peru
Peru: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 18,108 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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 usage in urban areas in Peru stood at 18,108 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.4% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Peru peaked at 161,688 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18,108 people, in 2024.
Peru ranks 41st of 188 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 usage in urban areas in Peru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 161,688 people | — |
| 2001 | 158,510 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 154,864 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 150,837 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 146,504 people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 141,861 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 136,913 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 131,712 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 126,051 people | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 120,121 people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 114,118 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 108,094 people | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 102,031 people | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 95,882 people | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 89,660 people | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 83,380 people | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 77,065 people | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 70,628 people | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 64,168 people | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 57,356 people | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 49,992 people | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 42,306 people | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 34,424 people | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 26,381 people | -23.4% |
| 2024 | 18,108 people | -31.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -31.4% | 26,381 people | 18,108 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 142,906 people | 120,121 people | 161,688 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,238 people | 57,356 people | 114,118 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,242 people | 18,108 people | 49,992 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 38 Malaysia 25,346 people compare
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- 42 Uzbekistan 18,029 people compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 16,882 people compare
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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 usage in urban areas in Peru?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Peru was 18,108 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 161,688 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,108 people in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Peru ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.