Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Philippines stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 18th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -0.7% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 266.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 43.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0665 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 69.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1862 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 11.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Philippines?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Philippines was 0.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Philippines ranks 18th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.