Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Philippines

Arable land in the Philippines in 2023 — 5,590,000 ha. Ranked 44 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 14.1%.

2023 5.59M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 44of 206
Period maximum 5.59M ha2013
Period minimum 4.64M ha1971

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Philippines, 1961–20234.5M4.75M5M5.25M5.5M5.75M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4,901,000 ha1963: 4,860,000 ha1965: 4,820,000 ha1967: 4,760,000 ha1969: 4,700,000 ha1971: 4,644,000 ha1973: 4,750,000 ha1975: 4,850,000 ha1977: 5,100,000 ha1979: 5,200,000 ha1981: 5,220,000 ha1983: 5,260,000 ha1985: 5,350,000 ha1987: 5,420,000 ha1989: 5,460,000 ha1991: 5,487,000 ha1993: 5,385,000 ha1995: 5,285,000 ha1997: 5,185,000 ha1999: 5,085,000 ha2001: 4,984,000 ha2003: 4,970,000 ha2005: 5,005,000 ha2007: 5,290,000 ha2009: 5,500,000 ha2011: 5,450,000 ha2013: 5,590,000 ha2015: 5,590,000 ha2017: 5,590,000 ha2019: 5,590,000 ha2021: 5,590,000 ha2023: 5,590,000 ha
Change over the period: +689,000 (+14.06%) Average annual rate: 0.21 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines

Philippines 5.59M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
East Asia & Pacific computed 213M ha
South-Eastern Asia computed 63.19M ha
Arable land — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 5.59M +0 +0%
2022 5.59M +0 +0%
2021 5.59M +0 +0%
2020 5.59M +0 +0%
2019 5.59M +0 +0%
2018 5.59M +0 +0%
2017 5.59M +0 +0%
2016 5.59M +0 +0%
2015 5.59M +0 +0%
2014 5.59M +0 +0%
2013 5.59M +10,000 +0.18%
2012 5.58M +130,000 +2.39%
2011 5.45M +150,000 +2.83%
2010 5.3M −200,000 −3.64%
2009 5.5M +50,000 +0.92%
2008 5.45M +160,000 +3.02%
2007 5.29M +135,000 +2.62%
2006 5.16M +150,000 +3%
2005 5.01M −115,000 −2.25%
2004 5.12M +150,000 +3.02%
2003 4.97M +35,000 +0.71%
2002 4.94M −49,000 −0.98%
2001 4.98M −50,000 −0.99%
2000 5.03M −51,000 −1%
1999 5.09M −50,000 −0.97%
1998 5.14M −50,000 −0.96%
1997 5.19M −50,000 −0.96%
1996 5.24M −50,000 −0.95%
1995 5.29M −50,000 −0.94%
1994 5.34M −50,000 −0.93%
1993 5.39M −50,000 −0.92%
1992 5.44M −52,000 −0.95%
1991 5.49M +7,000 +0.13%
1990 5.48M +20,000 +0.37%
1989 5.46M +20,000 +0.37%
1988 5.44M +20,000 +0.37%
1987 5.42M +20,000 +0.37%
1986 5.4M +50,000 +0.93%
1985 5.35M +70,000 +1.33%
1984 5.28M +20,000 +0.38%
1983 5.26M +20,000 +0.38%
1982 5.24M +20,000 +0.38%
1981 5.22M −8,000 −0.15%
1980 5.23M +28,000 +0.54%
1979 5.2M +50,000 +0.97%
1978 5.15M +50,000 +0.98%
1977 5.1M +100,000 +2%
1976 5M +150,000 +3.09%
1975 4.85M +50,000 +1.04%
1974 4.8M +50,000 +1.05%
1973 4.75M +50,000 +1.06%
1972 4.7M +56,000 +1.21%
1971 4.64M −26,000 −0.56%
1970 4.67M −30,000 −0.64%
1969 4.7M −30,000 −0.63%
1968 4.73M −30,000 −0.63%
1967 4.76M −40,000 −0.83%
1966 4.8M −20,000 −0.41%
1965 4.82M −20,000 −0.41%
1964 4.84M −20,000 −0.41%
1963 4.86M −20,000 −0.41%
1962 4.88M −21,000 −0.43%
1961 4.9M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.