People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Peru
Peru: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1137 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Peru stood at 0.1137 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.2765 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1137 people per person, in 2024.
That places Peru 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2765 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2683 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2603 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2523 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2445 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2367 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2291 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2215 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2146 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.208 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2015 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.195 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1885 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1821 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1757 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1694 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1631 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1568 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1506 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1444 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1382 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1321 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1259 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1198 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1137 people per person | -5.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.1137 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.1137 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 5.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2412 people per person | 0.208 people per person | 0.2765 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1727 people per person | 0.1444 people per person | 0.2015 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1259 people per person | 0.1137 people per person | 0.1382 people per person | 5 |
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Peru?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Peru was 0.1137 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2765 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1137 people per person in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Peru ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.