Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Philippines
Philippines: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 72.49 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Philippines, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 72.49 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Philippines peaked at 84.99 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.85 1000 ha, in 2008.
Philippines ranks 90th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.65 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 64 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 47.74 1000 ha | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 53.28 1000 ha | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 50.22 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 32.09 1000 ha | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 54.4 1000 ha | +69.5% |
| 2008 | 9.85 1000 ha | -81.9% |
| 2009 | 26.54 1000 ha | +169.4% |
| 2010 | 46.5 1000 ha | +75.2% |
| 2011 | 16.94 1000 ha | -63.6% |
| 2012 | 70.98 1000 ha | +319.0% |
| 2013 | 30.9 1000 ha | -56.5% |
| 2014 | 55.54 1000 ha | +79.7% |
| 2015 | 84.99 1000 ha | +53.0% |
| 2016 | 61.41 1000 ha | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 56.68 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 75.84 1000 ha | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 49.87 1000 ha | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 45.71 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 29.11 1000 ha | -36.3% |
| 2022 | 29.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.49 1000 ha | +149.0% |
| 2024 | 72.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 72.49 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 12.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 72.49 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35 1000 ha, 207.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +319.0% | 16.94 1000 ha | 70.98 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.75 1000 ha | 9.85 1000 ha | 64.65 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.96 1000 ha | 16.94 1000 ha | 84.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.78 1000 ha | 29.11 1000 ha | 72.49 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Philippines?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Philippines was 72.49 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 84.99 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Philippines rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Philippines ranks 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Temporary meadows and pastures — 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.