Philippines - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Philippines was 5,590,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,590,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4,644,000 in 1971.

Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 4,901,000
1962 4,880,000
1963 4,860,000
1964 4,840,000
1965 4,820,000
1966 4,800,000
1967 4,760,000
1968 4,730,000
1969 4,700,000
1970 4,670,000
1971 4,644,000
1972 4,700,000
1973 4,750,000
1974 4,800,000
1975 4,850,000
1976 5,000,000
1977 5,100,000
1978 5,150,000
1979 5,200,000
1980 5,228,000
1981 5,220,000
1982 5,240,000
1983 5,260,000
1984 5,280,000
1985 5,350,000
1986 5,400,000
1987 5,420,000
1988 5,440,000
1989 5,460,000
1990 5,480,000
1991 5,487,000
1992 5,435,000
1993 5,385,000
1994 5,335,000
1995 5,285,000
1996 5,235,000
1997 5,185,000
1998 5,135,000
1999 5,085,000
2000 5,034,000
2001 4,984,000
2002 4,935,000
2003 4,970,000
2004 5,120,000
2005 5,005,000
2006 5,155,000
2007 5,290,000
2008 5,450,000
2009 5,500,000
2010 5,300,000
2011 5,450,000
2012 5,580,000
2013 5,590,000
2014 5,590,000
2015 5,590,000
2016 5,590,000
2017 5,590,000
2018 5,590,000

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Philippines was 0.052 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.180 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.052 in 2018.

Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 0.180
1962 0.174
1963 0.168
1964 0.162
1965 0.156
1966 0.151
1967 0.145
1968 0.140
1969 0.135
1970 0.130
1971 0.126
1972 0.124
1973 0.122
1974 0.120
1975 0.117
1976 0.118
1977 0.117
1978 0.115
1979 0.113
1980 0.110
1981 0.107
1982 0.105
1983 0.102
1984 0.100
1985 0.099
1986 0.097
1987 0.095
1988 0.093
1989 0.090
1990 0.089
1991 0.086
1992 0.084
1993 0.081
1994 0.078
1995 0.076
1996 0.073
1997 0.071
1998 0.069
1999 0.067
2000 0.065
2001 0.063
2002 0.061
2003 0.060
2004 0.060
2005 0.058
2006 0.059
2007 0.059
2008 0.060
2009 0.060
2010 0.056
2011 0.057
2012 0.057
2013 0.057
2014 0.056
2015 0.055
2016 0.054
2017 0.053
2018 0.052

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Philippines was 18.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 18.75 in 2018, while its lowest value was 15.57 in 1971.

Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 16.43
1962 16.36
1963 16.29
1964 16.23
1965 16.16
1966 16.09
1967 15.96
1968 15.86
1969 15.76
1970 15.66
1971 15.57
1972 15.76
1973 15.93
1974 16.10
1975 16.27
1976 16.77
1977 17.10
1978 17.27
1979 17.44
1980 17.53
1981 17.51
1982 17.57
1983 17.64
1984 17.71
1985 17.94
1986 18.11
1987 18.18
1988 18.24
1989 18.31
1990 18.38
1991 18.40
1992 18.23
1993 18.06
1994 17.89
1995 17.72
1996 17.56
1997 17.39
1998 17.22
1999 17.05
2000 16.88
2001 16.72
2002 16.55
2003 16.67
2004 17.17
2005 16.79
2006 17.29
2007 17.74
2008 18.28
2009 18.45
2010 17.78
2011 18.28
2012 18.71
2013 18.75
2014 18.75
2015 18.75
2016 18.75
2017 18.75
2018 18.75

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use