How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines

Philippines: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.76 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 215 countries
All-time high
16.93 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
2.4 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1965–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines is 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines peaked at 16.93 metric tons per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.

That places Philippines 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1965 to 2023.
Year metric tons per square kilometre Change
1965 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre —
1966 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre +6.3%
1967 2.7 metric tons per square kilometre +5.7%
1968 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre +22.6%
1969 3.23 metric tons per square kilometre -2.2%
1970 3.7 metric tons per square kilometre +14.4%
1971 3.77 metric tons per square kilometre +1.9%
1972 4.12 metric tons per square kilometre +9.3%
1973 4.41 metric tons per square kilometre +7.0%
1974 4.7 metric tons per square kilometre +6.6%
1975 4.93 metric tons per square kilometre +5.0%
1976 4.62 metric tons per square kilometre -6.3%
1977 5.05 metric tons per square kilometre +9.2%
1978 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre +5.6%
1979 5.39 metric tons per square kilometre +1.1%
1980 5.75 metric tons per square kilometre +6.7%
1981 5.96 metric tons per square kilometre +3.6%
1982 6.38 metric tons per square kilometre +7.1%
1983 7.16 metric tons per square kilometre +12.2%
1984 6.98 metric tons per square kilometre -2.6%
1985 6.92 metric tons per square kilometre -0.8%
1986 7.03 metric tons per square kilometre +1.6%
1987 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre +6.2%
1988 7.65 metric tons per square kilometre +2.3%
1989 8.03 metric tons per square kilometre +5.0%
1990 8.46 metric tons per square kilometre +5.4%
1991 8.78 metric tons per square kilometre +3.8%
1992 8.92 metric tons per square kilometre +1.6%
1993 8.91 metric tons per square kilometre -0.1%
1994 9.2 metric tons per square kilometre +3.2%
1995 9.49 metric tons per square kilometre +3.2%
1996 9.48 metric tons per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 9.46 metric tons per square kilometre -0.2%
1998 9.62 metric tons per square kilometre +1.7%
1999 9.87 metric tons per square kilometre +2.7%
2000 10.13 metric tons per square kilometre +2.6%
2001 10.67 metric tons per square kilometre +5.3%
2002 11.35 metric tons per square kilometre +6.3%
2003 12.18 metric tons per square kilometre +7.4%
2004 13.25 metric tons per square kilometre +8.8%
2005 14.05 metric tons per square kilometre +6.0%
2006 14.87 metric tons per square kilometre +5.8%
2007 15.88 metric tons per square kilometre +6.8%
2008 16.63 metric tons per square kilometre +4.7%
2009 16.74 metric tons per square kilometre +0.7%
2010 16.93 metric tons per square kilometre +1.1%
2011 16.2 metric tons per square kilometre -4.4%
2012 15.93 metric tons per square kilometre -1.6%
2013 15.36 metric tons per square kilometre -3.6%
2014 15.41 metric tons per square kilometre +0.4%
2015 15.13 metric tons per square kilometre -1.8%
2016 14.2 metric tons per square kilometre -6.1%
2017 13.85 metric tons per square kilometre -2.5%
2018 13.86 metric tons per square kilometre +0.1%
2019 14.06 metric tons per square kilometre +1.4%
2020 14.22 metric tons per square kilometre +1.1%
2021 13.71 metric tons per square kilometre -3.6%
2022 13.82 metric tons per square kilometre +0.8%
2023 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre -0.5%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 16.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre 5
1970s 4.6 metric tons per square kilometre 3.7 metric tons per square kilometre 5.39 metric tons per square kilometre 10
1980s 6.93 metric tons per square kilometre 5.75 metric tons per square kilometre 8.03 metric tons per square kilometre 10
1990s 9.22 metric tons per square kilometre 8.46 metric tons per square kilometre 9.87 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2000s 13.58 metric tons per square kilometre 10.13 metric tons per square kilometre 16.74 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2010s 15.09 metric tons per square kilometre 13.85 metric tons per square kilometre 16.93 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2020s 13.88 metric tons per square kilometre 13.71 metric tons per square kilometre 14.22 metric tons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 15 Bahrain 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  2. 16 Mauritius 19.11 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  3. 17 Iceland 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  4. 19 Denmark 13.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  5. 20 Indonesia 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  6. 21 Norway 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines?
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Philippines was 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 16.93 metric tons per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
How does Philippines rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.