Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 347,129 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Philippines stood at 347,129 ha.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 489,520 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 248,920 ha, in 1971.
That places Philippines 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 282,770 ha | — |
| 1962 | 263,570 ha | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 276,310 ha | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 290,490 ha | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 276,160 ha | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 265,370 ha | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 254,660 ha | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 252,880 ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 256,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 255,340 ha | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 248,920 ha | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 262,120 ha | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 269,630 ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 317,960 ha | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 354,500 ha | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 403,430 ha | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 454,230 ha | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 463,880 ha | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 484,720 ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 489,520 ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 427,047 ha | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 427,431 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 376,652 ha | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 402,523 ha | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 400,215 ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 410,788 ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 404,745 ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 406,746 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 394,374 ha | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 392,559 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 387,517 ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 385,468 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 397,352 ha | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 399,176 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 406,641 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 409,688 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 410,589 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 378,720 ha | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 387,701 ha | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 369,615 ha | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 364,529 ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 362,607 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 363,756 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 358,919 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 358,297 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 356,511 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 363,210 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 364,496 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 367,028 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 364,223 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 358,911 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 351,092 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 343,520 ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 336,830 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 340,457 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 345,783 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 350,674 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 342,562 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 336,529 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 333,351 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 329,143 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 328,891 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 348,987 ha | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 347,129 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 268,757 ha | 252,880 ha | 290,490 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 351,473 ha | 248,920 ha | 484,720 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 414,004 ha | 376,652 ha | 489,520 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 395,541 ha | 378,720 ha | 410,589 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 362,897 ha | 356,511 ha | 369,615 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 347,058 ha | 336,529 ha | 364,223 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 337,500 ha | 328,891 ha | 348,987 ha | 5 |
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- 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Philippines?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Philippines was 347,129 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 489,520 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,920 ha in 1971.
- How does Philippines rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.