Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 236,084 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 236,084 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 236,084 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80,280 ha, in 1963.
Philippines ranks 21st of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,310 ha | — |
| 1962 | 92,980 ha | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 80,280 ha | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 93,540 ha | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 93,280 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 89,700 ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 86,520 ha | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 83,880 ha | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 85,690 ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 82,620 ha | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 81,820 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 82,680 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 87,420 ha | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 96,710 ha | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 119,310 ha | +23.4% |
| 1976 | 144,650 ha | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 179,270 ha | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 181,770 ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 192,360 ha | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 204,190 ha | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 199,956 ha | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 203,439 ha | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 175,548 ha | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 201,530 ha | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 204,567 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 211,383 ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 209,686 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 217,110 ha | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 213,108 ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 213,653 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 210,908 ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 204,175 ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 211,263 ha | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 212,877 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 225,751 ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 228,343 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 230,522 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 215,263 ha | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 223,622 ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 210,208 ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 208,183 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 207,620 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 209,214 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 205,755 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 204,784 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 204,578 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 209,633 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 211,657 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 215,933 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 217,622 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 221,235 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 217,259 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 217,146 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 216,775 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 222,993 ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 229,769 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 234,540 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 227,644 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 222,441 ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 219,348 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 216,113 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 216,289 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 227,871 ha | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 236,084 ha | +3.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 236,084 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 34.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 236,084 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 34.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89,576 ha | 80,280 ha | 100,310 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,861 ha | 81,820 ha | 192,360 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 204,052 ha | 175,548 ha | 217,110 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,638 ha | 204,175 ha | 230,522 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,756 ha | 204,578 ha | 215,933 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 222,742 ha | 216,775 ha | 234,540 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,141 ha | 216,113 ha | 236,084 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 18 Cabo Verde 265 ha compare
- 18 Zambia 267,331 ha compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 262,326 ha compare
- 20 Malawi 246,235 ha compare
- 22 Central African Republic 179,794 ha compare
- 23 India 176,627 ha compare
- 24 Paraguay 165,150 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Philippines?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Philippines was 236,084 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 236,084 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,280 ha in 1963.
- How does Philippines rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 21st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Cassava, fresh — 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.