Peru

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 11,878.52 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 32,971,846 HDI (2020): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 86
Score: 48.6
Vulnerability 0.434
Readiness 0.405

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 89th most vulnerable country and the 98th 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
Ranking
101
104
97
109
108
110
110
110
107
106
107
95
95
96
101
96
92
93
91
89
87
86
88
89
84
86
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.434
Food
0.401
Projected change of cereal yields
0.842
Projected population change
0.245
Food import dependency
0.218
Rural population
0.234
Agriculture capacity
0.847
Child malnutrition
0.018
Water
0.409
Projected change of annual runoff
0.588
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.275
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.008
Water dependency ratio
0.127
Dam capacity
0.955
Access to reliable drinking water
0.499
Health
0.454
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
0.007
Slum population
0.339
Medical staff
0.863
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.482
Ecosystem Services
0.437
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.358
Natural capital dependency
0.220
Ecological footprint
0.101
Protected biome
0.364
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.656
Projected change of warm periods
0.385
Projected change of flood hazard
0.714
Urban concentration
0.766
Age dependency ratio
0.498
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.697
Paved roads
0.874
Infrastructure
0.248
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.432
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.031
Dependency on imported energy
0.625
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.053
Electricity access
0.007
Disaster preparedness
0.338