Other land — Area in Philippines
Philippines: Other land — Area was 9,675 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Philippines, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Philippines is 9,675 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Philippines peaked at 11,541 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9,675 1000 ha, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 58th of 259 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,993 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 11,017 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11,119 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11,208 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11,282 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11,292 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 11,234 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 11,263 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11,379 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11,426 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11,482 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 11,528 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11,541 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11,490 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 11,330 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 11,482 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 11,263 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 11,076 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 10,888 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10,829 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,888 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10,676 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10,474 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10,418 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10,372 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10,283 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10,221 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10,114 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,036 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 9,965 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9,913 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 9,872 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 9,893 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9,769 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 9,675 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9,675 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 5.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9,675 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 34.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,221 1000 ha | 10,993 1000 ha | 11,426 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,291 1000 ha | 10,829 1000 ha | 11,541 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,345 1000 ha | 9,965 1000 ha | 10,888 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,824 1000 ha | 9,675 1000 ha | 9,913 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Philippines?
- Other land — area in Philippines was 9,675 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 11,541 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,675 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for other land — area?
- Philippines ranks 58th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Other 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.