Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Peru
Peru: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 56.24 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
56.24
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
69th
of 105 countries
All-time high
59.57
in 2021
All-time low
56.24
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 56.24 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Peru peaked at 59.57 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.24, in 2024.
Peru ranks 69th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.42 | — |
| 2001 | 56.57 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 56.72 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 56.87 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.02 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 57.17 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 57.32 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.47 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.62 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.77 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.92 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.07 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.22 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.37 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.52 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.67 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.82 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.97 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 59.12 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.27 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.42 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 59.57 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 58.54 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 57.39 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 56.24 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1 | 56.42 | 57.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6 | 57.92 | 59.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.23 | 56.24 | 59.57 | 5 |
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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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0074 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 0.3455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.007 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 39.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Peru?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Peru was 56.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 59.57 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.24 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Peru ranks 69th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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