Access to electricity, urban in Peru
Peru: Access to electricity, urban was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Peru, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Peru recorded 99.0% for access to electricity, urban in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Peru peaked at 99.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 155th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.3% | — |
| 1993 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.2% | 90.3% | 95.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 92.4% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Peru?
- Access to electricity, urban in Peru was 99.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Peru ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.