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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
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Peru82.0%Latin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
PeruLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Peru124.6Latin 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.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population82.0%202496/18815/343.1%34.8%65.3%+41.7 ppsince 201483.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people124.6202477/21015/404.8100.1119.9+18%since 2014116.8132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people11.72024114/20830/390.03.28.4+99%since 201420.533.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people4.12024137/21336/406.510.96.7−59%since 201412.011.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people8272024113/21523/42·10457+2,103%since 20143,7023,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population96.5%2024148/21535/4272.5%88.1%96.2%+3.6 ppsince 201498.0%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population82.1%2024161/21137/4111.1%55.6%86.1%+9.3 ppsince 201491.0%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population99.0%2024154/21339/4195.2%98.1%99.0%+0.1 ppsince 201499.7%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population93.0%202499/19223/3343.0%66.0%87.0%+19.0 ppsince 201490.5%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person1,637 kWh202493/14915/24631 kWh1,090 kWh1,405 kWh+20%since 20142,828 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person840 kgoe2024101/15017/24506 kgoe604 kgoe680 kgoe+15%since 20141,343 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output11.6%202460/14914/2412.0%10.3%12.2%+0.7 ppsince 201413.6%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.

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neighbours

Peru and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Peru. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorPeruBrazilColombiaChileEcuadorBolivia
Internet users82.0%202484.5%202479.3%202495.6%202477.2%202479.7%2024
Mobile subscriptions124.62024101.92024174.12024132.72024101.6202498.02024
Fixed broadband11.7202424.1202417.2202423.7202417.2202412.12024
Fixed telephone4.1202410.6202411.920248.820246.720243.02024
Secure servers82720246,94120241,126202411,913202449120243642024
Electricity access96.5%202499.8%202498.9%202499.0%202498.5%202496.6%2024
Electricity access, rural82.1%202499.2%202495.2%202490.7%202495.9%202488.7%2024
Electricity access, urban99.0%202499.9%202499.9%2024100.0%2024100.0%202499.8%2024
Clean cooking93.0%202498.0%202493.0%202496.0%202495.0%202491.0%2024