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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 13,748.53 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 33,715,471 | HDI (2021): 0.76 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
91
Score: 48.6
Vulnerability
0.418
Readiness
0.390
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Peru places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Peru is well positioned to adapt. Peru is the 96th most vulnerable country and the 103rd most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 97 | 97 | 98 | 105 | 104 | 108 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 104 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 91 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.418 | |
| Food | 0.396 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.842 | |
| Projected population change | 0.245 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.194 | |
| Rural population | 0.232 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.842 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.018 | |
| Water | 0.411 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.275 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.020 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.127 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.956 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.499 | |
| Health | 0.452 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.668 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.008 | |
| Slum population | 0.348 | |
| Medical staff | 0.845 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.482 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.439 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.576 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.358 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.220 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.114 | |
| Protected biome | 0.364 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.660 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.385 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.714 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.768 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.522 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.697 | |
| Paved roads | 0.874 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.151 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.432 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.031 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.058 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.040 | |
| Electricity access | 0.007 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.338 |