Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Philippines
Philippines: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Philippines is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 48.7% on the previous year and up 173.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Philippines peaked at 4.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
Philippines ranks 98th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5% | — |
| 1962 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +18.7% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -93.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +208.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +62.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -48.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +208.4% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | -93.7% | 4.0% | 0.3% |
| 2022 | +62.6% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Philippines?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Philippines was 0.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Philippines ranks 98th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.