Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Philippines
Philippines: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2893 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2893
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2864
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Philippines stood at 0.2893.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Philippines peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2864, in 2021.
Philippines ranks 109th of 163 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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9369 | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8997 | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8884 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8838 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8565 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8391 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8366 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7905 | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7389 | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7086 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7268 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7135 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6745 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5927 | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5615 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5603 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5501 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5427 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5289 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5142 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4939 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5446 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.537 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5224 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4935 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.509 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5159 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5009 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4527 | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4594 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.455 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4417 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4218 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4244 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3909 | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3919 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4366 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3893 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3749 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3589 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3462 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3373 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.336 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3225 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3226 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3136 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3081 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3137 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3089 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3032 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2996 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.302 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2953 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3002 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3088 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2919 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2931 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2959 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2923 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2864 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2905 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2893 | -0.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.2893 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.2893 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8813 | 0.7905 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.637 | 0.5427 | 0.7389 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.516 | 0.4935 | 0.5446 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4264 | 0.3893 | 0.4594 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3334 | 0.3081 | 0.3749 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2999 | 0.2919 | 0.3089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2896 | 0.2864 | 0.2923 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Philippines?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Philippines was 0.2893 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2864 in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Philippines ranks 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).