Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0212 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.0212 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0758 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Philippines 49th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.07 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0656 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0619 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0608 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0646 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0642 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0649 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0633 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.066 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0645 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0637 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0596 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0677 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0731 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0758 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0751 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0712 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0714 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0684 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0674 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0682 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0623 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0627 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0601 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0636 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0629 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0633 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0627 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0602 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0608 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0558 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0505 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0466 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0436 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0382 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0379 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0369 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0311 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.034 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0315 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0284 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0259 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0259 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0251 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0243 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0233 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0236 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0229 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0228 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0227 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0222 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0221 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0212 ha per person | -4.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0212 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0212 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 4.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0646 ha per person | 0.0608 ha per person | 0.07 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.069 ha per person | 0.0596 ha per person | 0.0758 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0633 ha per person | 0.0601 ha per person | 0.0682 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0435 ha per person | 0.0311 ha per person | 0.0608 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0277 ha per person | 0.0315 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | 0.0259 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 0.0228 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Philippines?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Philippines was 0.0212 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0758 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.