Arable land — Area in Philippines
Philippines: Arable land — Area was 5,590 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Philippines stood at 5,590 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Philippines peaked at 5,590 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,644 1000 ha, in 1971.
Philippines ranks 50th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,810 1000 ha | 4,700 1000 ha | 4,901 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,886 1000 ha | 4,644 1000 ha | 5,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,330 1000 ha | 5,220 1000 ha | 5,460 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,306 1000 ha | 5,086 1000 ha | 5,487 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,145 1000 ha | 4,935 1000 ha | 5,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,546 1000 ha | 5,300 1000 ha | 5,590 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,590 1000 ha | 5,590 1000 ha | 5,590 1000 ha | 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Philippines?
- Arable land — area in Philippines was 5,590 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5,590 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,644 1000 ha in 1971.
- How does Philippines rank for arable land — area?
- Philippines ranks 50th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Arable 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.