Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Peru
Peru: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 96.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Peru, 1992–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Peru is 96.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Peru peaked at 96.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 1993.
Peru ranks 150th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.8% | 64.7% | 74.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 72.1% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 88.1% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.6% | 96.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More energy & mining data for Peru
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 154.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 4,472 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Peru?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Peru was 96.2% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 1993.
- How does Peru rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Peru ranks 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.