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 97th of 180 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.
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 41.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.6% (2025)
- Rural population 51.65 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.36 million hectares (2023)
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 97th out of 180 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.