Soya beans — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Soya beans — Area harvested was 372 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soya beans — area harvested in Philippines is 372 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 11,250 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 297 ha, in 2021.
That places Philippines 81st out of 107 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.
Soya beans — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,800 ha | -18.2% |
| 1963 | 1,630 ha | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 1,660 ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,470 ha | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 1,430 ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1,480 ha | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 1,420 ha | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 1,460 ha | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1,460 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,510 ha | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,240 ha | -17.9% |
| 1973 | 1,240 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,780 ha | +124.2% |
| 1975 | 7,830 ha | +181.7% |
| 1976 | 11,250 ha | +43.7% |
| 1977 | 10,380 ha | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 9,230 ha | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 8,400 ha | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 9,580 ha | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 10,410 ha | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 10,910 ha | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 8,590 ha | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 7,740 ha | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 8,210 ha | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 6,530 ha | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 7,562 ha | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 5,154 ha | -31.8% |
| 1989 | 4,753 ha | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 4,050 ha | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 2,116 ha | -47.8% |
| 1992 | 1,652 ha | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 1,772 ha | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1,888 ha | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 2,292 ha | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 1,547 ha | -32.5% |
| 1997 | 1,245 ha | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 869 ha | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 856 ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 774 ha | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 737 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 768 ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 754 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 752 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 755 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 788 ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 492 ha | -37.6% |
| 2008 | 738 ha | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 626 ha | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 583 ha | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 517 ha | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 434 ha | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 569 ha | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 596 ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 481 ha | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 495 ha | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 514 ha | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 490 ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 461 ha | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 396 ha | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 297 ha | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 440 ha | +48.1% |
| 2023 | 339 ha | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 372 ha | +9.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 372 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,182 ha, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 372 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22,000 ha, 2% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soya beans — 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 | +181.7% | 2,780 ha | 7,830 ha |
| 1974 | +124.2% | 1,240 ha | 2,780 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,617 ha | 1,420 ha | 2,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,532 ha | 1,240 ha | 11,250 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,944 ha | 4,753 ha | 10,910 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,829 ha | 856 ha | 4,050 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 718.4 ha | 492 ha | 788 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 514 ha | 434 ha | 596 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 368.8 ha | 297 ha | 440 ha | 5 |
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 soya beans — area harvested in Philippines?
- Soya beans — area harvested in Philippines was 372 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 11,250 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 297 ha in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 81st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. 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 Soya beans — 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.