Peru

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 16,974.24 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 33,845,617 HDI (2023): 0.79
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 95
Score: 46.2
Vulnerability 0.409
Readiness 0.333

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Peru places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Peru is the 102nd most vulnerable country and the 114th 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 22 23
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95
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.409
Food
0.408
Projected change of cereal yields
0.842
Projected population change
0.245
Food import dependency
0.195
Rural population
0.227
Agriculture capacity
0.913
Child malnutrition
0.025
Water
0.409
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
0.487
Health
0.447
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
0.348
Medical staff
0.864
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.428
Ecosystem Services
0.438
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.358
Natural capital dependency
0.220
Ecological footprint
0.110
Protected biome
0.364
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.643
Projected change of warm periods
0.385
Projected change of flood hazard
0.714
Urban concentration
0.773
Age dependency ratio
0.471
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
Paved roads
0.874
Infrastructure
0.111
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.432
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.031
Dependency on imported energy
0.122
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.040
Electricity access
0.038
Disaster preparedness
0