People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines
Philippines: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines stood at 95.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines peaked at 95.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2011.
That places Philippines 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 80.2% | — |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.1% | 80.2% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 88.7% | 95.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines was 95.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2011.
- How does Philippines rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Philippines ranks 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.