Drinking water service usage in Philippines
Philippines: Drinking water service usage was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 48.5% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Philippines peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 122nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 48.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 70% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 48.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 41.7% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.5% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Philippines?
- Drinking water service usage in Philippines was 48.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for drinking water service usage?
- Philippines ranks 122nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.