Municipal water withdrawal in Philippines
Philippines: Municipal water withdrawal was 9.61 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Philippines, 1995–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water withdrawal in Philippines is 9.61 billion cubic meters, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Philippines peaked at 9.61 billion cubic meters in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.27 billion cubic meters, in 1995.
That places Philippines 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Philippines, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.27 billion cubic meters | — |
| 1996 | 4.50 billion cubic meters | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.72 billion cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.95 billion cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.18 billion cubic meters | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.41 billion cubic meters | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.48 billion cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.55 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.63 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.70 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.77 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.85 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.96 billion cubic meters | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 7.03 billion cubic meters | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.24 billion cubic meters | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 7.13 billion cubic meters | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 7.20 billion cubic meters | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.30 billion cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.47 billion cubic meters | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.66 billion cubic meters | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 8.53 billion cubic meters | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 9.18 billion cubic meters | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 7.91 billion cubic meters | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 8.00 billion cubic meters | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.30 billion cubic meters | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.99 billion cubic meters | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 9.19 billion cubic meters | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.50 billion cubic meters | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.61 billion cubic meters | +1.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.61 billion cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 17.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.61 billion cubic meters is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 billion cubic meters, 9.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal water withdrawal in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.0% | 6.66 billion cubic meters | 8.53 billion cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.72 billion cubic meters | 4.27 billion cubic meters | 5.18 billion cubic meters | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.96 billion cubic meters | 5.41 billion cubic meters | 7.03 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 billion cubic meters | 6.66 billion cubic meters | 9.18 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 billion cubic meters | 8.99 billion cubic meters | 9.61 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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 municipal water withdrawal in Philippines?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Philippines was 9.61 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 billion cubic meters in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.27 billion cubic meters in 1995.
- How does Philippines rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Philippines ranks 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.