Breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines
Philippines: Breakdown of habitable land area was 367,860 hectares in 2019. ▼ Falling
Breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines, 2015–2019
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.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Philippines, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 401,310 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 368,270 hectares | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 378,370 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 372,240 hectares | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 367,860 hectares | -1.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 367,860 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 367,860 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 39.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 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
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.