Sugar cane — Area harvested in Philippines
Philippines: Sugar cane — Area harvested was 404,914 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — Area harvested in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane — area harvested in Philippines stood at 404,914 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — area harvested in Philippines peaked at 573,150 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 215,640 ha, in 1988.
Philippines ranks 10th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane — Area harvested in Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 232,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 254,700 ha | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 258,770 ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 269,880 ha | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 350,480 ha | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 315,280 ha | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 308,690 ha | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 318,290 ha | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 342,960 ha | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 366,070 ha | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 441,620 ha | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 441,020 ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 455,160 ha | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 490,670 ha | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 536,059 ha | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 572,600 ha | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 573,150 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 521,613 ha | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 451,200 ha | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 424,620 ha | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 399,949 ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 416,457 ha | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 411,396 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 409,501 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 368,547 ha | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 300,118 ha | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 269,270 ha | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 215,640 ha | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 261,736 ha | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 318,403 ha | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 271,496 ha | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 266,977 ha | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 384,009 ha | +43.8% |
| 1994 | 401,635 ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 302,005 ha | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 395,640 ha | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 375,181 ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 307,173 ha | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 404,065 ha | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 383,824 ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 373,705 ha | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 359,867 ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 383,900 ha | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 388,627 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 368,944 ha | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 392,280 ha | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 382,956 ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 397,991 ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 404,034 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 354,878 ha | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 439,698 ha | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 433,303 ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 437,070 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 432,026 ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 421,312 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 410,104 ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 437,471 ha | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 437,506 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 379,253 ha | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 399,086 ha | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 420,229 ha | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 401,390 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 409,051 ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 404,914 ha | -1.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 404,914 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76,332 ha, 5.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 404,914 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,664 ha, 14.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294,583 ha | 232,200 ha | 350,480 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 484,916 ha | 366,070 ha | 573,150 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 347,723 ha | 215,640 ha | 424,620 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,658 ha | 266,977 ha | 404,065 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,613 ha | 359,867 ha | 404,034 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 418,262 ha | 354,878 ha | 439,698 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,934 ha | 399,086 ha | 420,229 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 99,524 ha compare
- 7 Mexico 784,348 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 71,637 ha compare
- 8 Indonesia 524,886 ha compare
- 9 Argentina 432,814 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53,542 ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 48,196 ha compare
- 11 Colombia 357,070 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 47,271 ha compare
- 12 Australia 340,590 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 33,300 ha compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 340,590 ha compare
- 13 Caribbean 415,713 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 41 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 sugar cane — area harvested in Philippines?
- Sugar cane — area harvested in Philippines was 404,914 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 573,150 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — area harvested recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 215,640 ha in 1988.
- How does Philippines rank for sugar cane — area harvested?
- Philippines ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — area harvested rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, published as part of Sugar cane — 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.