Bananas — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Bananas — Area harvested was 186,270 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bananas — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — area harvested in Philippines stood at 186,270 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 454,262 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 181,715 ha, in 2014.
That places Philippines 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 248,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 245,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 226,900 ha | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 250,580 ha | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 259,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 255,600 ha | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 248,980 ha | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 226,580 ha | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 272,590 ha | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 294,160 ha | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 290,720 ha | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 303,750 ha | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 285,170 ha | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 260,590 ha | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 233,300 ha | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 297,720 ha | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 300,440 ha | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 284,360 ha | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 312,000 ha | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 317,580 ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 311,830 ha | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 331,410 ha | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 326,030 ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 317,610 ha | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 320,500 ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 292,719 ha | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 298,916 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 294,630 ha | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 295,586 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 311,819 ha | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 317,108 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 321,195 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 326,761 ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 335,131 ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 339,398 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 344,448 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 348,648 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 353,707 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 372,127 ha | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 382,491 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 386,703 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 398,005 ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 408,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 414,510 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 417,755 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 428,804 ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 436,762 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 438,593 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 446,371 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 449,443 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 450,125 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 454,262 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 446,017 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 181,715 ha | -59.3% |
| 2015 | 182,973 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 181,824 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 183,529 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 184,247 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 185,894 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 187,598 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 186,460 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 184,859 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 185,023 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 186,270 ha | +0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 186,270 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,574 ha, 28.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 186,270 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,702 ha, 109.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -59.3% | 446,017 ha | 181,715 ha |
| 1976 | +27.6% | 233,300 ha | 297,720 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248,226 ha | 226,580 ha | 272,590 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 286,221 ha | 233,300 ha | 312,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 310,681 ha | 292,719 ha | 331,410 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 337,034 ha | 311,819 ha | 372,127 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 415,799 ha | 382,491 ha | 446,371 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,003 ha | 181,715 ha | 454,262 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 186,042 ha | 184,859 ha | 187,598 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 5 China, mainland 310,093 ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 215,911 ha compare
- 6 Rwanda 202,488 ha compare
- 7 Angola 190,740 ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 144,600 ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 79,382 ha compare
- 9 Ecuador 181,088 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,277 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27,560 ha compare
- 10 Peru 175,712 ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20,061 ha compare
- 11 Burundi 165,189 ha 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 bananas — area harvested in Philippines?
- Bananas — area harvested in Philippines was 186,270 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 454,262 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,715 ha in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for bananas — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.