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Philippines

Location

  • Geographical region: South-eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 298,170 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 42% agriculture, 24% forest and 34% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 115,559,009 people (2022)
  • Population density: 368 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 45% lives in urban areas and 50% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 871,562,106,220 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 7,542 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 10% from agriculture, 61% from services and 29% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Philippines

  • Drinking water

    48 % of the population in Philippines uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    63 % of the population in Philippines uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    82 % of the population in Philippines has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    67 % of domestic wastewater in Philippines is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Philippines has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    4 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Philippines (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    26 % of the renewable water resources in Philippines is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    56 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Philippines (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    n/a of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    9 % of the water basins in Philippines is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    46 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Philippines in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Philippines (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Philippines, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Philippines, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Philippines, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Philippines, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Philippines, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Philippines (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Philippines, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Philippines (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Philippines, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,348 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 4,565 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 812 m3 per capita (2016)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Philippines, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Philippines, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Philippines, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Philippines, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Philippines, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Philippines, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Philippines in 2021, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Philippines, by funding source (2018)

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Philippines (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Philippines, progress over time, by sub-sector