Share using safely managed drinking water in Philippines
Philippines: Share using safely managed drinking water was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Philippines is 48.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Philippines peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
That places Philippines 122nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 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
- 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 share using safely managed drinking water in Philippines?
- Share using safely managed drinking water 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Philippines ranks 122nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. 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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.