Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested was 221,797 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 221,797 ha for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 240,108 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,100 ha, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 10th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,410 ha | +42.7% |
| 1963 | 18,100 ha | +25.6% |
| 1964 | 19,760 ha | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 17,010 ha | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 15,670 ha | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 15,200 ha | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 15,220 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 21,180 ha | +39.2% |
| 1970 | 21,830 ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 23,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 24,700 ha | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 26,100 ha | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 33,200 ha | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 45,430 ha | +36.8% |
| 1976 | 55,120 ha | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 58,540 ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 53,700 ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 53,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 54,130 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 53,880 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 56,870 ha | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 64,250 ha | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 71,069 ha | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 67,412 ha | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 82,602 ha | +22.5% |
| 1987 | 84,038 ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 84,620 ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 86,130 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 86,332 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 88,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 84,260 ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 85,374 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 86,005 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 86,668 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 89,993 ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 92,929 ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 93,146 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91,536 ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 81,036 ha | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 78,108 ha | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 81,312 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 80,524 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 80,696 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81,925 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 94,347 ha | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 110,972 ha | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 123,260 ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 128,337 ha | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 138,710 ha | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 161,565 ha | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 176,244 ha | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 185,476 ha | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 217,687 ha | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 222,602 ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 223,283 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 226,285 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 228,944 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 229,431 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 230,723 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 239,140 ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 239,648 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 240,108 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 221,797 ha | -7.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 221,797 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,783 ha, 2.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 221,797 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 573,309 ha, 39% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural rubber in primary forms — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +42.7% | 10,100 ha | 14,410 ha |
| 1969 | +39.2% | 15,220 ha | 21,180 ha |
| 1975 | +36.8% | 33,200 ha | 45,430 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,294 ha | 10,100 ha | 21,180 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,532 ha | 21,830 ha | 58,540 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,500 ha | 53,880 ha | 86,130 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,424 ha | 84,260 ha | 93,146 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 94,052 ha | 78,108 ha | 128,337 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,023 ha | 138,710 ha | 229,431 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 234,283 ha | 221,797 ha | 240,108 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28,456 ha compare
- 7 India 383,995 ha compare
- 8 Cambodia 319,700 ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 9,587 ha compare
- 9 Bangladesh 229,422 ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 598 ha compare
- 11 Brazil 200,240 ha compare
- 12 Nigeria 172,383 ha compare
- 13 Liberia 163,697 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 natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Philippines?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Philippines was 221,797 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 240,108 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,100 ha in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 10th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.