Share of land area used for agriculture in Philippines
Philippines: Share of land area used for agriculture was 42.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for agriculture in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area used for agriculture in Philippines is 42.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Philippines peaked at 42.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 88th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.9% | — |
| 1962 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 27.3% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 27.8% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 30.8% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 32.4% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 33.8% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.1% | 25.9% | 27.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 27.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 35.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 36.9% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 37.3% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.6% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 42.4% | 42.7% | 4 |
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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 land area used for agriculture in Philippines?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Philippines was 42.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Philippines ranks 88th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.