Share of global forest area in Philippines
Philippines: Share of global forest area was 0.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in Philippines, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.2% for share of global forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Philippines peaked at 0.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Philippines 62nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 59 Namibia 0.2% compare
- 60 French Guiana 0.2% compare
- 61 North Korea 0.2% compare
- 63 South Sudan 0.2% compare
- 64 Ghana 0.2% compare
- 65 Romania 0.2% compare
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 share of global forest area in Philippines?
- Share of global forest area in Philippines was 0.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for share of global forest area?
- Philippines ranks 62nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.