Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 98.7% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Philippines peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 120th of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 89.6% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 117 Marshall Islands 98.8% compare
- 118 Vietnam 98.8% compare
- 119 Uzbekistan 98.7% compare
- 121 Tunisia 98.6% compare
- 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.6% compare
- 123 Sao Tome and Principe 98.4% compare
More environment data for Philippines
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 266.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 43.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0665 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 69.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1862 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 11.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Philippines?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Philippines was 98.7% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Philippines ranks 120th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.