Forest area in Philippines
Philippines: Forest area was 7.44 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Philippines, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Philippines stood at 7.44 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Philippines peaked at 7.78 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.84 million hectares, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 62nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.57 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | 7.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.10 million hectares | 6.89 million hectares | 7.31 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.00 million hectares | 6.84 million hectares | 7.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 million hectares | 7.23 million hectares | 7.44 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 59 Namibia 8.04 million hectares compare
- 60 French Guiana 7.98 million hectares compare
- 61 North Korea 7.73 million hectares compare
- 63 South Sudan 7.16 million hectares compare
- 64 Ghana 7.06 million hectares compare
- 65 Romania 6.96 million hectares compare
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 forest area in Philippines?
- Forest area in Philippines was 7.44 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 million hectares in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for forest area?
- Philippines ranks 62nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.