Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested was 1,578 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Philippines, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Philippines is 1,578 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 2,034 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,424 ha, in 2023.
That places Philippines 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,002 ha | — |
| 1992 | 2,029 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,021 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,034 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,016 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,019 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,912 ha | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,927 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,934 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,940 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,943 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,917 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,914 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,880 ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,864 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,859 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,829 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,874 ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,870 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,882 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,880 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,843 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,696 ha | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1,692 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,687 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,662 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,661 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,652 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,630 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,493 ha | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1,493 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,491 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,424 ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,578 ha | +10.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1,578 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,946 ha, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1,578 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,520 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,988 ha | 1,912 ha | 2,034 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,889 ha | 1,829 ha | 1,943 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,728 ha | 1,630 ha | 1,882 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,496 ha | 1,424 ha | 1,578 ha | 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 pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Philippines?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Philippines was 1,578 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2,034 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,424 ha in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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.