People using at least a basic drinking water source in Philippines
Philippines: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 111.05 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Philippines is 111.05 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Philippines peaked at 111.05 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.89 million people, in 2000.
That places Philippines 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.85 million people | 68.89 million people | 84.83 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.91 million people | 86.96 million people | 104.02 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.36 million people | 105.67 million people | 111.05 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Philippines?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Philippines was 111.05 million people 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 111.05 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.89 million people in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Philippines ranks 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.