Agricultural land use in Philippines
Philippines: Agricultural land use was 12.72 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 12.72 million hectares for agricultural land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Philippines peaked at 12.72 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.71 million hectares, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 64th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.07 million hectares | 7.71 million hectares | 8.30 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.20 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | 10.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.87 million hectares | 10.62 million hectares | 11.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.15 million hectares | 11.02 million hectares | 11.34 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.51 million hectares | 11.13 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 12.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.68 million hectares | 12.64 million hectares | 12.72 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.6% (2025)
- Rural population 51.65 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.36 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Philippines?
- Agricultural land use in Philippines was 12.72 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for agricultural land use?
- Philippines ranks 64th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.