Agricultural land use, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1107 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Philippines is 0.1107 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.2679 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1107 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Philippines 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2679 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2621 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2566 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2576 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2493 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2418 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2399 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2324 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2251 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2209 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2149 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2139 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2133 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2152 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2182 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2239 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2274 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2225 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2221 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2212 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2164 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2119 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2065 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2014 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1976 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1938 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1895 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1851 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1812 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1733 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1686 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1639 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1596 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1534 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1445 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1411 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1374 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.134 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1327 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1328 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.129 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1294 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1295 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1296 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1282 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1248 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1241 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1222 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1204 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.119 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1176 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1164 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1152 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.114 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1129 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1121 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1109 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1107 hectares per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2481 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2679 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2192 hectares per person | 0.2133 hectares per person | 0.2274 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2005 hectares per person | 0.1812 hectares per person | 0.2212 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1599 hectares per person | 0.1445 hectares per person | 0.1772 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1324 hectares per person | 0.1282 hectares per person | 0.1411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1199 hectares per person | 0.114 hectares per person | 0.1256 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1117 hectares per person | 0.1107 hectares per person | 0.1129 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 164 Lebanon 0.1168 hectares per person compare
- 165 Belgium 0.1149 hectares per person compare
- 166 Suriname 0.1136 hectares per person compare
- 168 French Polynesia 0.1069 hectares per person compare
- 169 Netherlands 0.1009 hectares per person compare
- 170 North Korea 0.0982 hectares per person 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 land use, per capita in Philippines?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Philippines was 0.1107 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2679 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1107 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.