Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Philippines
Philippines: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 42.75 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Philippines stood at 42.75 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Philippines peaked at 42.75 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7 %, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 96th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.82 % | 25.7 % | 27.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.44 % | 27.65 % | 34.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.32 % | 35.36 % | 36.96 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.99 % | 36.71 % | 37.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.33 % | 36.98 % | 40.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.82 % | 40.54 % | 42.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.53 % | 42.3 % | 42.75 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.16 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,155 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 183 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.03 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 44.37 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,656 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 43.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,590 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Philippines?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Philippines was 42.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 42.75 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 % in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Philippines ranks 96th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.