People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0396 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.0396 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.1779 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0396 people per person, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 90th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1779 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1723 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1667 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1611 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1555 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1498 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1442 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1386 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1329 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1272 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1215 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1155 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1095 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1036 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0977 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0918 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0859 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.08 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0742 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0684 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0626 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0568 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.051 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0453 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0396 people per person | -12.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0396 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0396 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1526 people per person | 0.1272 people per person | 0.1779 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0948 people per person | 0.0684 people per person | 0.1215 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0511 people per person | 0.0396 people per person | 0.0626 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Philippines?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Philippines was 0.0396 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1779 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 people per person in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.