Cereals, primary — Yield in Philippines
Philippines: Cereals, primary — Yield was 3,833 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Yield in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — yield in Philippines is 3,833 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Philippines peaked at 3,869 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 996.3 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Philippines 70th out of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Yield in Philippines, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 996.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,025 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1,030 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,036 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1,046 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1,063 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1,113 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 1,105 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1,331 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 1,350 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1,272 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 1,164 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 1,186 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1,225 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1,286 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1,354 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1,488 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 1,510 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,581 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1,606 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,647 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1,823 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 1,660 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 1,747 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1,841 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 1,915 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1,847 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1,877 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1,945 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 2,100 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 2,042 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2,105 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2,212 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2,261 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,273 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2,308 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,375 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2,241 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 2,465 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 2,581 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2,668 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2,731 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,823 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2,992 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 3,049 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,181 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 3,320 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3,334 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,229 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 3,232 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,341 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,493 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3,532 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,637 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,556 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,529 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3,692 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3,670 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,738 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,769 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,833 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,822 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,869 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3,833 kg/ha | -0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3,833 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,427 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3,833 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,779 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,083 kg/ha | 996.3 kg/ha | 1,331 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,342 kg/ha | 1,164 kg/ha | 1,581 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,791 kg/ha | 1,606 kg/ha | 1,945 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,238 kg/ha | 2,042 kg/ha | 2,465 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,991 kg/ha | 2,581 kg/ha | 3,334 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,542 kg/ha | 3,232 kg/ha | 3,738 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,825 kg/ha | 3,769 kg/ha | 3,869 kg/ha | 5 |
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- 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 cereals, primary — yield in Philippines?
- Cereals, primary — yield in Philippines was 3,833 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3,869 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 996.3 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- Philippines ranks 70th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. 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.