Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Peru
Peru: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 0.5156 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.5156 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Peru peaked at 1.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5156, in 2024.
Peru ranks 114th of 231 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 | 1.12 | 1 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8369 | 0.6929 | 0.9731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5876 | 0.5156 | 0.6585 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 111 Russian Federation 0.6069 compare
- 112 Montenegro 0.5564 compare
- 113 Nauru 0.552 compare
- 115 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.469 compare
- 116 Dominican Republic 0.4506 compare
- 117 Tuvalu 0.4068 compare
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 proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Peru?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Peru was 0.5156 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5156 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Peru ranks 114th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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