Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Peru: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 82.0% (2024), 96th of 188 in the world and 15th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 124.6 (2024), 77th of 210 in the world and 15th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 11.7 (2024), 114th of 208 in the world and 30th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
PeruLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
PeruLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Peru in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 82.0%2024 | 96/188 | 15/34 | 3.1% | 34.8% | 65.3% | +41.7 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 124.62024 | 77/210 | 15/40 | 4.8 | 100.1 | 119.9 | +18%since 2014 | 116.8 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 11.72024 | 114/208 | 30/39 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 8.4 | +99%since 2014 | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 4.12024 | 137/213 | 36/40 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 6.7 | −59%since 2014 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 8272024 | 113/215 | 23/42 | · | 10 | 457 | +2,103%since 2014 | 3,702 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 96.5%2024 | 148/215 | 35/42 | 72.5% | 88.1% | 96.2% | +3.6 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 82.1%2024 | 161/211 | 37/41 | 11.1% | 55.6% | 86.1% | +9.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.0%2024 | 154/213 | 39/41 | 95.2% | 98.1% | 99.0% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 93.0%2024 | 99/192 | 23/33 | 43.0% | 66.0% | 87.0% | +19.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,637 kWh2024 | 93/149 | 15/24 | 631 kWh | 1,090 kWh | 1,405 kWh | +20%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 840 kgoe2024 | 101/150 | 17/24 | 506 kgoe | 604 kgoe | 680 kgoe | +15%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 11.6%2024 | 60/149 | 14/24 | 12.0% | 10.3% | 12.2% | +0.7 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+41.7 pp82.0% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+99%11.7 in 2024
- Secure servers+2,103%827 in 2024
- Electricity access+3.6 pp96.5% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+0.7 pp11.6% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Peru and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Peru. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Peru | Brazil | Colombia | Chile | Ecuador | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 82.0%2024 | 84.5%2024 | 79.3%2024 | 95.6%2024 | 77.2%2024 | 79.7%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 124.62024 | 101.92024 | 174.12024 | 132.72024 | 101.62024 | 98.02024 |
| Fixed broadband | 11.72024 | 24.12024 | 17.22024 | 23.72024 | 17.22024 | 12.12024 |
| Fixed telephone | 4.12024 | 10.62024 | 11.92024 | 8.82024 | 6.72024 | 3.02024 |
| Secure servers | 8272024 | 6,9412024 | 1,1262024 | 11,9132024 | 4912024 | 3642024 |
| Electricity access | 96.5%2024 | 99.8%2024 | 98.9%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 98.5%2024 | 96.6%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 82.1%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 95.2%2024 | 90.7%2024 | 95.9%2024 | 88.7%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.8%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 93.0%2024 | 98.0%2024 | 93.0%2024 | 96.0%2024 | 95.0%2024 | 91.0%2024 |