Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Philippines
Philippines: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 6,727 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Philippines, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Philippines is 6,727 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Philippines peaked at 7,488 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,489 1000 ha, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 68th of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,488 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,438 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 7,388 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 7,338 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 7,288 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,238 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 7,188 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 7,139 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 7,089 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 7,039 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,989 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 6,939 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6,889 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6,839 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,789 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,739 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6,689 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6,639 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,589 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6,539 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6,489 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6,521 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,553 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6,585 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6,617 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6,649 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,656 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,664 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,672 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,680 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,688 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,695 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,703 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,711 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,719 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6,727 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 6,727 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 6,727 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 3.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,263 1000 ha | 7,039 1000 ha | 7,488 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,764 1000 ha | 6,539 1000 ha | 6,989 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,609 1000 ha | 6,489 1000 ha | 6,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,707 1000 ha | 6,688 1000 ha | 6,727 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Philippines?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Philippines was 6,727 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7,488 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,489 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Philippines ranks 68th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.