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Water resources per capita — Peru

Water resources per capita in Peru in 2022 — 49,021 m³/person. Ranked 11 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 68.7%.

2022 49,021 m³/person −0.95% vs 2021
World rank 11of 181
Period maximum 156,657 m³/person1961
Period minimum 49,021 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Peru, 1961–2022050,000100,000150,000200,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 156,657 m³/person1963: 147,810 m³/person1965: 139,528 m³/person1967: 131,820 m³/person1969: 124,632 m³/person1971: 118,586 m³/person1973: 112,529 m³/person1975: 107,017 m³/person1977: 101,863 m³/person1979: 96,911 m³/person1981: 92,197 m³/person1983: 87,726 m³/person1985: 83,519 m³/person1987: 79,729 m³/person1989: 76,210 m³/person1991: 72,986 m³/person1993: 70,087 m³/person1995: 67,395 m³/person1997: 64,928 m³/person1999: 62,666 m³/person2001: 60,858 m³/person2003: 59,499 m³/person2005: 58,396 m³/person2007: 57,517 m³/person2009: 56,788 m³/person2011: 55,999 m³/person2013: 55,034 m³/person2015: 53,878 m³/person2017: 52,387 m³/person2019: 50,571 m³/person2021: 49,493 m³/person2022: 49,021 m³/person
Change over the period: −107,636 (−68.71%) Average annual rate: -1.89 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 49,021 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
South America computed 29,578 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 49,021 −472 −0.95%
2021 49,493 −478 −0.96%
2020 49,972 −599 −1.19%
2019 50,571 −875 −1.7%
2018 51,446 −941 −1.8%
2017 52,387 −778 −1.46%
2016 53,164 −714 −1.32%
2015 53,878 −611 −1.12%
2014 54,490 −544 −0.99%
2013 55,034 −498 −0.9%
2012 55,532 −467 −0.83%
2011 55,999 −420 −0.74%
2010 56,419 −369 −0.65%
2009 56,788 −352 −0.62%
2008 57,140 −377 −0.66%
2007 57,517 −419 −0.72%
2006 57,936 −460 −0.79%
2005 58,396 −522 −0.89%
2004 58,918 −580 −0.98%
2003 59,499 −637 −1.06%
2002 60,136 −722 −1.19%
2001 60,858 −838 −1.36%
2000 61,696 −970 −1.55%
1999 62,666 −1,092 −1.71%
1998 63,758 −1,170 −1.8%
1997 64,928 −1,212 −1.83%
1996 66,140 −1,256 −1.86%
1995 67,395 −1,319 −1.92%
1994 68,714 −1,373 −1.96%
1993 70,087 −1,428 −2%
1992 71,515 −1,471 −2.02%
1991 72,986 −1,555 −2.09%
1990 74,541 −1,669 −2.19%
1989 76,210 −1,730 −2.22%
1988 77,940 −1,789 −2.24%
1987 79,729 −1,844 −2.26%
1986 81,572 −1,947 −2.33%
1985 83,519 −2,062 −2.41%
1984 85,581 −2,145 −2.44%
1983 87,726 −2,209 −2.46%
1982 89,935 −2,262 −2.45%
1981 92,197 −2,325 −2.46%
1980 94,522 −2,388 −2.46%
1979 96,911 −2,447 −2.46%
1978 99,358 −2,506 −2.46%
1977 101,863 −2,547 −2.44%
1976 104,411 −2,607 −2.44%
1975 107,017 −2,700 −2.46%
1974 109,718 −2,812 −2.5%
1973 112,529 −2,952 −2.56%
1972 115,481 −3,105 −2.62%
1971 118,586 −2,958 −2.43%
1970 121,544 −3,088 −2.48%
1969 124,632 −3,531 −2.76%
1968 128,163 −3,657 −2.77%
1967 131,820 −3,786 −2.79%
1966 135,605 −3,923 −2.81%
1965 139,528 −4,067 −2.83%
1964 143,595 −4,215 −2.85%
1963 147,810 −4,351 −2.86%
1962 152,161 −4,496 −2.87%
1961 156,657 — —

South America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GY Guyana 293,317 SR Suriname 158,867 PE Peru 49,021 CL Chile 45,262 CO Colombia 41,459 VE Venezuela 28,533 UY Uruguay 27,190 BR Brazil 26,918 BO Bolivia 25,130 EC Ecuador 24,821 PY Paraguay 17,307 AR Argentina 6,431
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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