Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 2.46 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested in Philippines stood at 2.46 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 3.82 million ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million ha, in 1963.
Philippines ranks 15th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.95 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.90 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.92 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.11 million ha | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 2.16 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.25 million ha | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.26 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.42 million ha | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 2.43 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.45 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.35 million ha | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.73 million ha | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 3.01 million ha | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 3.19 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 3.24 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.16 million ha | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.25 million ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.20 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 3.24 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.36 million ha | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 3.16 million ha | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 3.27 million ha | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.23 million ha | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.51 million ha | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 3.56 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.68 million ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 3.75 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.69 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 3.82 million ha | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 3.59 million ha | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 3.33 million ha | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 3.15 million ha | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 3.01 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.69 million ha | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 2.74 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.73 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.35 million ha | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 2.64 million ha | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 2.51 million ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.49 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.40 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.41 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.53 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.44 million ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.57 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.65 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.66 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.68 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.50 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.54 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.59 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.56 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.61 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.56 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.48 million ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.55 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.52 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.54 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.46 million ha | -3.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.46 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63,256 ha, 38.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.46 million ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,382 ha, 50.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.11 million ha | 1.90 million ha | 2.42 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.90 million ha | 2.35 million ha | 3.25 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.44 million ha | 3.16 million ha | 3.75 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.00 million ha | 2.35 million ha | 3.82 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 million ha | 2.40 million ha | 2.68 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 million ha | 2.48 million ha | 2.61 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million ha | 2.46 million ha | 2.56 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 12 Angola 2.82 million ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 442,121 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 103,603 ha compare
- 13 South Africa 2.64 million ha compare
- 14 Indonesia 2.55 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 56,314 ha compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 40,479 ha compare
- 16 Kenya 2.41 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 33,919 ha compare
- 17 Russian Federation 2.39 million ha compare
- 17 Melanesia 5,259 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 63 ha compare
- 18 Uganda 2.30 million ha compare
- 18 Micronesia 63 ha compare
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 in Philippines?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Philippines was 2.46 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million ha in 1963.
- How does Philippines rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — 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.