Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Peru
Peru: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 141,242 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Peru recorded 141,242 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 34.0% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Peru peaked at 1.40 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 141,242 people, in 2024.
Peru ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Peru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.40 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.37 million people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 984,489 people | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 931,641 people | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 878,426 people | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 824,450 people | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 769,817 people | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 714,658 people | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 659,165 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 602,569 people | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 545,716 people | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 485,800 people | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 421,121 people | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 353,658 people | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 284,483 people | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 213,867 people | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 141,242 people | -34.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 141,242 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93 people, 900.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 141,242 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 678.67 people, 208.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -34.0% | 213,867 people | 141,242 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 million people | 1.04 million people | 1.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 739,673 people | 485,800 people | 984,489 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 282,874 people | 141,242 people | 421,121 people | 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Peru?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Peru was 141,242 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,242 people in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Peru ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.