Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru

Peru: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 78.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
78.77
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
170th
of 232 countries
All-time high
78.77
in 2024
All-time low
64.69
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 64.72001: 65.42002: 66.12003: 66.82004: 67.52005: 68.22006: 68.82007: 69.52008: 70.12009: 70.72010: 71.22011: 71.82012: 72.42013: 72.92014: 73.52015: 742016: 74.62017: 75.12018: 75.62019: 76.22020: 76.72021: 77.22022: 77.72023: 78.32024: 78.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru stood at 78.77. 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, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru peaked at 78.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.69, in 2000.

Peru ranks 170th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 64.69 —
2001 65.41 +1.1%
2002 66.11 +1.1%
2003 66.81 +1.1%
2004 67.5 +1.0%
2005 68.17 +1.0%
2006 68.84 +1.0%
2007 69.5 +1.0%
2008 70.1 +0.9%
2009 70.67 +0.8%
2010 71.24 +0.8%
2011 71.8 +0.8%
2012 72.36 +0.8%
2013 72.92 +0.8%
2014 73.47 +0.8%
2015 74.01 +0.7%
2016 74.56 +0.7%
2017 75.09 +0.7%
2018 75.63 +0.7%
2019 76.16 +0.7%
2020 76.69 +0.7%
2021 77.21 +0.7%
2022 77.74 +0.7%
2023 78.26 +0.7%
2024 78.77 +0.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 78.77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.69, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 78.77 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.15, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 167 Rwanda 81.33 compare
  2. 168 Dominica 80.37 compare
  3. 169 Marshall Islands 78.96 compare
  4. 171 South Africa 77.38 compare
  5. 172 Mongolia 74.28 compare
  6. 173 Myanmar 74.18 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Peru was 78.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 78.77 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 64.69 in 2000.
How does Peru rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Peru ranks 170th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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