Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Philippines
Philippines: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 19.16 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Philippines is 19.16 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Philippines peaked at 19.25 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.06 %, in 1965.
That places Philippines 84th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.26 % | 10.06 % | 10.85 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.27 % | 11.15 % | 13.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.39 % | 12.77 % | 15.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.42 % | 13.97 % | 16.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.36 % | 13.99 % | 14.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.94 % | 14.57 % | 17.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.73 % | 17.95 % | 19.25 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Philippines
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Philippines?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Philippines was 19.16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 19.25 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.06 % in 1965.
- How does Philippines rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Philippines ranks 84th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.