Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Peru
Peru: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 78.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 78.77 for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Peru peaked at 78.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.69, in 2000.
Peru ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.78 | 64.69 | 70.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.72 | 71.24 | 76.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.73 | 76.69 | 78.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More population data for Peru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 42,023 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9219 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.438 (2100)
- Population density 29.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.66 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.438 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.7576 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 6,742 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Peru?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Peru was 78.77 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 78.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.69 in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services - SDG 1.4.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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