Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 38 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 38 ha for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 35,164 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4 ha, in 2016.
That places Philippines 78th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 60 ha | -92.5% |
| 1964 | 50 ha | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30 ha | -40.0% |
| 1967 | 40 ha | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30 ha | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 20 ha | -33.3% |
| 1971 | 10 ha | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 20 ha | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40 ha | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 809 ha | +1922.5% |
| 1976 | 2,833 ha | +250.2% |
| 1977 | 3,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 ha | +133.3% |
| 1980 | 17,000 ha | +142.9% |
| 1981 | 15,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 10,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 13,000 ha | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 11,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 13,000 ha | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 14,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 16,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 19,000 ha | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 15,000 ha | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 10,569 ha | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 14,958 ha | +41.5% |
| 1992 | 35,164 ha | +135.1% |
| 1993 | 21,306 ha | -39.4% |
| 1994 | 7,872 ha | -63.1% |
| 1995 | 7,675 ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 9,495 ha | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 6,283 ha | -33.8% |
| 1998 | 4,545 ha | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 4,028 ha | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 2,535 ha | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 3,219 ha | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 4,163 ha | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 1,994 ha | -52.1% |
| 2004 | 2,972 ha | +49.0% |
| 2005 | 5,956 ha | +100.4% |
| 2006 | 2,906 ha | -51.2% |
| 2007 | 1,426 ha | -50.9% |
| 2008 | 538 ha | -62.3% |
| 2009 | 310 ha | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 48 ha | -84.5% |
| 2011 | 176 ha | +266.7% |
| 2012 | 188 ha | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 157 ha | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 14 ha | -91.1% |
| 2015 | 5 ha | -64.3% |
| 2016 | 4 ha | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 9 ha | +125.0% |
| 2018 | 34 ha | +277.8% |
| 2019 | 18 ha | -47.1% |
| 2020 | 128 ha | +611.1% |
| 2021 | 39 ha | -69.5% |
| 2022 | 59 ha | +51.3% |
| 2023 | 42 ha | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 38 ha | -9.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 38 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 940 ha, 4% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 38 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,039 ha, 2% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1922.5% | 40 ha | 809 ha |
| 2020 | +611.1% | 18 ha | 128 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 188.89 ha | 30 ha | 800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,675 ha | 10 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,300 ha | 10,000 ha | 19,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,190 ha | 4,028 ha | 35,164 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,602 ha | 310 ha | 5,956 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3 ha | 4 ha | 188 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2 ha | 38 ha | 128 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 75 Grenada 71 ha compare
- 76 Yugoslav SFR 48 ha compare
- 77 Italy 47 ha compare
- 79 Republic of Korea 10 ha compare
- 79 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 ha compare
- 81 Iraq 8 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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Philippines?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Philippines was 38 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 35,164 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 ha in 2016.
- How does Philippines rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 78th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. 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 Seed cotton, unginned — 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.