Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Philippines
Philippines: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
28th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Philippines is 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Philippines peaked at 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 28th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 25 Romania 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Benin 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Poland 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mauritius 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Lithuania 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Cuba 0.0343 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Philippines?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Philippines was 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Philippines ranks 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.