Cereal yields in Philippines
Philippines: Cereal yields was 3.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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
Philippines recorded 3.83 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields 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 yields in Philippines peaked at 3.87 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9963 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 69th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
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 cereal yields in Philippines?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9963 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for cereal yields?
- Philippines ranks 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.