Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Peru: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 88.6% for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 173rd of 232 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 | 75.9% | 72.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 79.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.2% | 88.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Peru
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 8.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,891 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.2% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 238.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,891 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.57 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 28.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 80.42 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Peru?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Peru was 88.6% 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 share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 173rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.