Philippines vs South America: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested over time
- Philippines
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 229,121 ha against 221,797 ha in Philippines, a difference of 7,324 ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 28 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 6 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,294 ha | 0 ha | 16,294 ha | Philippines |
| 1970s | 39,532 ha | 237.9 ha | 39,294 ha | Philippines |
| 1980s | 70,500 ha | 26,457 ha | 44,044 ha | Philippines |
| 1990s | 88,424 ha | 61,651 ha | 26,774 ha | Philippines |
| 2000s | 94,052 ha | 121,469 ha | 27,417 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 201,023 ha | 166,931 ha | 34,092 ha | Philippines |
| 2020s | 234,283 ha | 218,378 ha | 15,905 ha | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested, Philippines or South America?
- South America, at 229,121 ha against 221,797 ha in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested between Philippines and South America?
- 7,324 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and South America rank globally for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.