Land use in Philippines
Philippines: Land use was 11.22 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 11.22 million hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Philippines peaked at 11.22 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.90 million hectares, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 31st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.24 million hectares | 6.90 million hectares | 7.46 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.30 million hectares | 7.44 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.73 million hectares | 9.62 million hectares | 9.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.80 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 9.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.01 million hectares | 9.63 million hectares | 10.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.97 million hectares | 10.60 million hectares | 11.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 million hectares | 11.14 million hectares | 11.22 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 land use in Philippines?
- Land use in Philippines was 11.22 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.90 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for land use?
- Philippines ranks 31st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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