David Howell is not currently ranked in the top 300 of the world golf rankings.
David Howell's peak world ranking occured on June 5, 2006, when he was ranked #9 with 4.970 world ranking points.
David Howell has spent a total of 10 weeks ranked in the top 10. His longest stretch was 8 consecutive weeks between May 22, 2006 and July 10, 2006.
| Consecutive Weeks | Dates |
| 8 | May 22, 2006 - July 10, 2006 |
| 2 | July 31, 2006 - August 7, 2006 |
| Year | Ranking | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 162 | 1.12 |
| 1999 | 113 | 1.58 |
| 2000 | 169 | 1.12 |
| 2001 | 116 | 1.24 |
| 2002 | 153 | 0.99 |
| 2003 | 111 | 1.26 |
| 2004 | 43 | 2.49 |
| 2005 | 11 | 4.49 |
| 2006 | 14 | 3.80 |
| 2007 | 165 | 1.01 |
| 2008 | 167 | 1.03 |
| 2009 | >300 | |
| 2010 | >300 | |
| 2011 | >300 | |
| 2012 | 258 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 93 | 1.56 |
| 2014 | 130 | 1.28 |
| 2015 | 97 | 1.60 |
| 2016 | 217 | 0.83 |