Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 138,288 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 138,288 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 257,230 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 113,899 ha, in 2000.
That places Philippines 27th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 190,930 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 219,820 ha | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 207,820 ha | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 206,990 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 206,980 ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 194,740 ha | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 177,470 ha | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 180,030 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 180,860 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 162,830 ha | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 151,780 ha | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 169,590 ha | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 176,100 ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 185,269 ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 249,961 ha | +34.9% |
| 1977 | 256,850 ha | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 251,390 ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 246,490 ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 257,230 ha | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 249,680 ha | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 221,500 ha | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 187,940 ha | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 186,136 ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 182,129 ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 139,639 ha | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 150,717 ha | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 138,641 ha | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 130,329 ha | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 122,906 ha | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 125,066 ha | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 142,442 ha | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 128,018 ha | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 114,343 ha | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 117,571 ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 130,215 ha | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 123,177 ha | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 115,324 ha | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 119,929 ha | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 113,899 ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 114,938 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 130,864 ha | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 128,354 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 135,331 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 146,847 ha | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 143,625 ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 142,249 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 142,859 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 140,175 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 139,941 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 143,941 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 143,504 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 143,141 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 139,400 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 138,742 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 139,003 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 137,034 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 136,651 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 136,764 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 137,093 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 136,281 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 133,246 ha | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 134,039 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 138,288 ha | +3.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 138,288 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,010 ha, 12.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 138,288 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 138,288 ha, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +34.9% | 185,269 ha | 249,961 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 197,253 ha | 177,470 ha | 219,820 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 203,112 ha | 151,780 ha | 256,850 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,394 ha | 130,329 ha | 257,230 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 123,899 ha | 114,343 ha | 142,442 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,914 ha | 113,899 ha | 146,847 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,812 ha | 136,651 ha | 143,941 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,789 ha | 133,246 ha | 138,288 ha | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Philippines?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Philippines was 138,288 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 257,230 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,899 ha in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 27th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.