Municipal water withdrawal in Peru
Peru: Municipal water withdrawal was 3.32 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Peru, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.32 billion cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 111.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Peru peaked at 3.32 billion cubic meters in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.25 billion cubic meters, in 2008.
That places Peru 32nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Peru, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | — |
| 1993 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.25 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.25 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.25 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.32 billion cubic meters | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.38 billion cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.44 billion cubic meters | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.51 billion cubic meters | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.57 billion cubic meters | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.63 billion cubic meters | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.70 billion cubic meters | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.76 billion cubic meters | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.82 billion cubic meters | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.89 billion cubic meters | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.24 billion cubic meters | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 3.09 billion cubic meters | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 3.14 billion cubic meters | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.27 billion cubic meters | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.32 billion cubic meters | +1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.32 billion cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 6.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.32 billion cubic meters is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 350.93 million cubic meters, 9.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +37.8% | 2.24 billion cubic meters | 3.09 billion cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 billion cubic meters | 1.26 billion cubic meters | 1.26 billion cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.26 billion cubic meters | 1.25 billion cubic meters | 1.32 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 billion cubic meters | 1.38 billion cubic meters | 2.24 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.20 billion cubic meters | 3.09 billion cubic meters | 3.32 billion cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 29 Saudi Arabia 3.39 billion cubic meters compare
- 30 Algeria 3.39 billion cubic meters compare
- 31 Myanmar 3.32 billion cubic meters compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 2.76 billion cubic meters compare
- 34 Thailand 2.74 billion cubic meters compare
- 35 Uzbekistan 2.30 billion cubic meters compare
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 municipal water withdrawal in Peru?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Peru was 3.32 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 municipal water withdrawal recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 billion cubic meters in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 billion cubic meters in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.3%. 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 Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.