Change forest area share total in Philippines
Philippines: Change forest area share total was 0.5707 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.5707 for change forest area share total in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Philippines peaked at 0.6015 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.6865, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 19th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6073 | — |
| 1992 | -0.611 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6148 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6186 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6224 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6263 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6303 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6343 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6383 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -0.6424 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.6465 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6508 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -0.655 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.6593 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6637 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.6681 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.6726 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6772 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.6818 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6865 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5075 | -173.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5049 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5024 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4999 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4974 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6015 | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5979 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5944 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5909 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5874 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.584 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5806 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5773 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5739 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5707 | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +173.9% | -0.6865 | 0.5075 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6226 | -0.6383 | -0.6073 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6618 | -0.6818 | -0.6424 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.421 | -0.6865 | 0.6015 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.579 | 0.5707 | 0.5874 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0128 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5.03 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Philippines?
- Change forest area share total in Philippines was 0.5707 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6015 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6865 in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for change forest area share total?
- Philippines ranks 19th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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