Cropland — Area per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Philippines is 0.1 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.24 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1 ha/cap, in 2015.
That places Philippines 154th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2211 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.195 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.178 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.139 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.113 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.105 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 154 Botswana 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Burundi 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Chile 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Colombia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Congo 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 French Polynesia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Tajikistan 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Micronesia 0.1 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Philippines?
- Cropland — area per capita in Philippines was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 ha/cap in 2015.
- How does Philippines rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Philippines ranks 154th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.