Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Peru
Peru: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.965 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Peru, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Peru stood at 0.965 units per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.965 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6475 units per person, in 1993.
That places Peru 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.701 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.6475 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6605 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6735 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.67 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6916 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7207 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7408 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.725 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.721 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.744 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.744 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.757 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.772 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.802 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.82 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.847 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.864 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.881 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.897 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.911 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.921 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.929 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.939 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.942 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.948 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.952 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.956 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.962 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.956 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.962 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.962 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.965 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6882 units per person | 0.6475 units per person | 0.7408 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7796 units per person | 0.721 units per person | 0.864 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9276 units per person | 0.881 units per person | 0.956 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9614 units per person | 0.956 units per person | 0.965 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 143 Jamaica 0.977 units per person compare
- 144 Marshall Islands 0.972 units per person compare
- 145 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.966 units per person compare
- 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.965 units per person compare
- 148 Panama 0.96 units per person compare
- 149 Fiji 0.959 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 47.8% (2024)
- Gas production 154.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,472 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Peru?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Peru was 0.965 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.965 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6475 units per person in 1993.
- How does Peru rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Peru ranks 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.