Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Philippines, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Philippines stood at 0.0006 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0012 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 161st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0006 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 23% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0006 sq. km per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 12% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0012 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1665 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0963 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1469 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1092 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Philippines?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Philippines was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Philippines ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.