Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Peru
Peru: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0041 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Peru is 0.0041 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 34.7% on the previous year and down 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0527 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 people per person, in 2024.
That places Peru 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0527 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.051 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0492 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0456 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0437 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0418 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0379 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0359 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0338 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0318 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0297 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0276 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0256 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0235 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0214 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0171 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.015 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 people per person | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 people per person | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 people per person | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 people per person | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 people per person | -34.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0041 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 33.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0041 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 people per person, 3.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 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 | -34.7% | 0.0063 people per person | 0.0041 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0445 people per person | 0.0359 people per person | 0.0527 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 people per person | 0.015 people per person | 0.0338 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0128 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Peru?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Peru was 0.0041 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0527 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 people per person in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Peru ranks 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.