Industrial water withdrawal in Peru
Peru: Industrial water withdrawal was 1.82 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial water withdrawal in Peru, 2008–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial water withdrawal in Peru is 1.82 billion cubic meters, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water withdrawal in Peru peaked at 3.51 billion cubic meters in 2019 and was at its lowest, 289.00 million cubic meters, in 2008.
Peru ranks 37th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Industrial water withdrawal in Peru, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 289.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 2009 | 602.50 million cubic meters | +108.5% |
| 2010 | 916.00 million cubic meters | +52.0% |
| 2011 | 1.23 billion cubic meters | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 billion cubic meters | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 1.86 billion cubic meters | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 2.17 billion cubic meters | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 2.48 billion cubic meters | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.80 billion cubic meters | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.11 billion cubic meters | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 3.42 billion cubic meters | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 3.51 billion cubic meters | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.58 billion cubic meters | -54.9% |
| 2021 | 1.67 billion cubic meters | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.75 billion cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.82 billion cubic meters | +3.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.82 billion cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 448.00 million cubic meters, 4.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.82 billion cubic meters is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 128.90 million cubic meters, 14.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial water withdrawal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +108.5% | 289.00 million cubic meters | 602.50 million cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 445.75 million cubic meters | 289.00 million cubic meters | 602.50 million cubic meters | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion cubic meters | 916.00 million cubic meters | 3.51 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 billion cubic meters | 1.58 billion cubic meters | 1.82 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7405 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water withdrawal in Peru?
- Industrial water withdrawal in Peru was 1.82 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 billion cubic meters in 2019.
- What is the lowest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 289.00 million cubic meters in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for industrial water withdrawal?
- Peru ranks 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial water withdrawal rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.