Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Philippines
Philippines: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 35.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
49th
of 85 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2024
All-time low
26.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 35.5% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Philippines peaked at 35.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 49th of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.1% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 35.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.1%, 77% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 35.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.2%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 26.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.6% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.7% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 46 Sri Lanka 38.9% compare
- 47 Colombia 38.7% compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 36.2% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 32.0% compare
- 51 Afghanistan 28.4% compare
- 52 Fiji 27.0% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Philippines?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Philippines was 35.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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