People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Peru
Peru: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 855,954 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Peru stood at 855,954 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Peru peaked at 3.41 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 855,954 people, in 2024.
Peru ranks 52nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.88 million people | 2.35 million people | 3.41 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million people | 1.38 million people | 2.24 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million people | 855,954 people | 1.28 million 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Peru?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Peru was 855,954 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 855,954 people in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Peru ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.