Access to electricity (% of total population) in Peru
Peru: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 94.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Peru, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Peru recorded 94.9% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Peru peaked at 94.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1990.
That places Peru 142nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.2% | — |
| 1991 | 61.6% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 65.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 94.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Peru's 94.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 60.2% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 72.1% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 88.1% | 94.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Peru?
- Access to electricity in Peru was 94.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for access to electricity?
- Peru ranks 142nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.