Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Oil palm fruit — Area harvested was 68,315 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Philippines stood at 68,315 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 68,315 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 150 ha, in 1961.
That places Philippines 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150 ha | — |
| 1962 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 300 ha | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 600 ha | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 1,100 ha | +83.3% |
| 1971 | 1,400 ha | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 2,700 ha | +92.9% |
| 1973 | 3,900 ha | +44.4% |
| 1974 | 3,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,400 ha | +38.5% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,500 ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 6,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 6,500 ha | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 15,000 ha | +130.8% |
| 1983 | 10,700 ha | -28.7% |
| 1984 | 17,000 ha | +58.9% |
| 1985 | 17,723 ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 17,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 15,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 13,000 ha | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 12,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 13,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 14,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 14,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19,987 ha | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 20,806 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 22,211 ha | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 25,478 ha | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 31,444 ha | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 36,819 ha | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 38,599 ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 41,444 ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 45,044 ha | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 49,328 ha | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 53,015 ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 53,856 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 55,083 ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 59,754 ha | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 60,069 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 60,069 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62,671 ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 62,835 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 63,933 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 64,136 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 63,381 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 63,544 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68,315 ha | +7.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 68,315 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101,305 ha, 67% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 68,315 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175,126 ha, 39% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm fruit — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +130.8% | 6,500 ha | 15,000 ha |
| 1966 | +100.0% | 150 ha | 300 ha |
| 1969 | +100.0% | 300 ha | 600 ha |
| 1972 | +92.9% | 1,400 ha | 2,700 ha |
| 1970 | +83.3% | 600 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 1984 | +58.9% | 10,700 ha | 17,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250 ha | 150 ha | 600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,190 ha | 1,100 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,012 ha | 6,200 ha | 17,723 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,100 ha | 13,000 ha | 15,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,879 ha | 16,000 ha | 41,444 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,172 ha | 45,044 ha | 62,835 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,662 ha | 63,381 ha | 68,315 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 14 Mexico 102,610 ha compare
- 15 Peru 100,000 ha compare
- 16 Costa Rica 74,742 ha compare
- 18 Gabon 68,166 ha compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 51,556 ha compare
- 20 China 50,672 ha compare
- 20 China, mainland 50,672 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 oil palm fruit — area harvested in Philippines?
- Oil palm fruit — area harvested in Philippines was 68,315 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 68,315 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 ha in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for oil palm fruit — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Oil palm fruit — 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.