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.
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 |
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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 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.