Share using safely managed drinking water in Peru
Peru: Share using safely managed drinking water was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Peru is 49.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Peru peaked at 51.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2000.
That places Peru 120th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 49.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 72% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Peru's 49.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 71% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 45.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 48.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 49.4% | 51.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 share using safely managed drinking water in Peru?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Peru was 49.4% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Peru ranks 120th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.