Forest land — Area in Philippines
Philippines: Forest land — Area was 7,439 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Philippines, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 7,439 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Philippines peaked at 7,779 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,840 1000 ha, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 72nd of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,779 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,732 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 7,685 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7,638 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 7,591 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 7,544 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 7,497 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 7,450 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 7,403 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7,356 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 7,309 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 7,262 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7,215 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7,168 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 7,121 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 7,074 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7,028 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6,981 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,934 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,887 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6,840 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6,875 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,909 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6,944 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6,979 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,014 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,057 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7,099 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7,141 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7,184 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7,226 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7,269 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7,311 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7,354 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 7,396 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 7,439 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 7,439 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 7,439 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 6.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,568 1000 ha | 7,356 1000 ha | 7,779 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,098 1000 ha | 6,887 1000 ha | 7,309 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,004 1000 ha | 6,840 1000 ha | 7,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,333 1000 ha | 7,226 1000 ha | 7,439 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 69 Namibia 8,043 1000 ha compare
- 70 French Guiana 7,982 1000 ha compare
- 71 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 73 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 74 Ghana 7,056 1000 ha compare
- 75 Romania 6,957 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Philippines?
- Forest land — area in Philippines was 7,439 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7,779 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,840 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for forest land — area?
- Philippines ranks 72nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.