Breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines

Philippines: Breakdown of habitable land area was 367,860 hectares in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
367,860 hectares
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
49th
of 235 countries
All-time high
401,310 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
367,860 hectares
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines, 2015–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2015201720192015: 401.3k hectares2016: 368.3k hectares2017: 378.4k hectares2018: 372.2k hectares2019: 367.9k hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines stood at 367,860 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over five years.

Philippines ranks 49th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 46 Papua New Guinea 395,430 hectares compare
  2. 47 Cambodia 389,010 hectares compare
  3. 48 Uruguay 383,330 hectares compare
  4. 50 Japan 344,950 hectares compare
  5. 51 Germany 337,780 hectares compare
  6. 52 Sudan 336,670 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines?
Breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines was 367,860 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 401,310 hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 367,860 hectares in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
Philippines ranks 49th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.