Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Peru
Peru: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Peru, 2008–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.6% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Peru peaked at 7.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2008.
Peru ranks 148th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.5% | — |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -57.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Peru?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Peru was 3.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Peru ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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