Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Philippines
Philippines: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 5.03 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Philippines is 5.03 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Philippines peaked at 5.03 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.72 percent, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 157th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 percent | 2.72 percent | 2.86 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.02 percent | 2.78 percent | 3.33 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.83 percent | 3.34 percent | 4.16 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5 percent | 4.23 percent | 4.86 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 percent | 5.03 percent | 5.03 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 percent | 5.03 percent | 5.03 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 percent | 5.03 percent | 5.03 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Philippines?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Philippines was 5.03 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 percent in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Philippines ranks 157th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).