Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 3.85 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Philippines is 3.85 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 3.85 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million ha, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.23 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.31 million ha | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 1.42 million ha | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 1.51 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 1.63 million ha | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 1.64 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.87 million ha | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 1.84 million ha | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.88 million ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.92 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 2.09 million ha | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 2.16 million ha | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.17 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.26 million ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 2.36 million ha | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 2.61 million ha | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 2.82 million ha | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 2.97 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 3.16 million ha | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 3.35 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 3.34 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.32 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.31 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.33 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.39 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.40 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.36 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.33 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.22 million ha | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 3.21 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.19 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.20 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.19 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.18 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.19 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.23 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.21 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.18 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.21 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.21 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.22 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.25 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.33 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.32 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.42 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.44 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.46 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.49 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.66 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.67 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.65 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.62 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.67 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.71 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.73 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.76 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.76 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.75 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.71 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.77 million ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.85 million ha | +2.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3.85 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68,160 ha, 56.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3.85 million ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79,726 ha, 48.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 1.88 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.45 million ha | 1.92 million ha | 3.16 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 million ha | 3.22 million ha | 3.40 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.20 million ha | 3.18 million ha | 3.23 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 million ha | 3.21 million ha | 3.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 million ha | 3.60 million ha | 3.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 3.85 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 136,391 ha compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 4.01 million ha compare
- 16 Australia 4.01 million ha compare
- 16 Polynesia 58,183 ha compare
- 17 Paraguay 3.85 million ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 54,092 ha compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,379 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha compare
- 20 Spain 3.46 million ha compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 16,430 ha compare
- 21 Myanmar 3.42 million ha compare
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Philippines?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Philippines was 3.85 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million ha in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.