Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Philippines
Philippines: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Philippines stood at 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Philippines peaked at 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Philippines 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 77 Italy 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 San Marino 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Benin 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Nicaragua 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kiribati 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 China 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Philippines?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Philippines was 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Philippines ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.