People using at least basic sanitation services in Peru
Peru: People using at least basic sanitation services was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Peru stood at 78.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Peru peaked at 78.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 152nd of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 64.7% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 71.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 76.7% | 78.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Peru?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Peru was 78.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Peru ranks 152nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.