Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Philippines
Philippines: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 3.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.83 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
69th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.9963 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Philippines is 3.83 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Philippines peaked at 3.87 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9963 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Philippines 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Philippines, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9963 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.9963 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Philippines?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Philippines was 3.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9963 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Philippines ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.