Peru - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Peru was 80.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.80 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.84 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 50.84
2001 52.33
2002 53.83
2003 55.32
2004 56.81
2005 58.31
2006 59.80
2007 61.30
2008 62.80
2009 64.29
2010 65.79
2011 67.29
2012 68.79
2013 70.29
2014 71.79
2015 73.29
2016 74.79
2017 76.29
2018 77.79
2019 79.30
2020 80.80

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Peru was 96.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.56 in 2020, while its lowest value was 91.36 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 91.36
2001 91.62
2002 91.88
2003 92.14
2004 92.40
2005 92.66
2006 92.92
2007 93.18
2008 93.44
2009 93.70
2010 93.96
2011 94.22
2012 94.48
2013 94.74
2014 95.00
2015 95.26
2016 95.52
2017 95.78
2018 96.04
2019 96.30
2020 96.56

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Peru was 93.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.14 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.44 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 80.44
2001 81.19
2002 81.93
2003 82.66
2004 83.38
2005 84.08
2006 84.78
2007 85.46
2008 86.10
2009 86.71
2010 87.32
2011 87.92
2012 88.52
2013 89.11
2014 89.70
2015 90.28
2016 90.86
2017 91.44
2018 92.01
2019 92.58
2020 93.14

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention