Agricultural irrigated land in Philippines
Philippines: Agricultural irrigated land was 9.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Philippines, 2006–2011
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 9.3% for agricultural irrigated land in 2011.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
That places Philippines 30th out of 84 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural irrigated land in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.3% | — |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 27 Dominican Republic 11.2% compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 9.7% compare
- 29 Armenia 9.5% compare
- 31 Jordan 9.1% compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 8.7%
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 8.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Philippines?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Philippines was 9.3% in 2011, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- How does Philippines rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Philippines ranks 30th out of 84 countries with data for 2011.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.