Agricultural land in Philippines

Agricultural land made up 42.7% of the land area of Philippines in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Philippines, 2024 42.7% % of land area
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 42.6%
World, 2023 36.9% Official aggregate Not the same period as Philippines (2024).
Position in 2024 86th of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in Philippines over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period PhilippinesWorld
2024 42.7% –
2023 42.6% 36.9%
2022 42.3% 37.0%
2021 42.5% 37.0%
2020 42.5% 36.9%
2019 42.5% 36.9%
2018 42.4% 36.9%
2017 42.3% 37.0%
2016 42.1% 36.8%
2015 42.0% 36.8%
2014 41.8% 37.0%
2013 41.8% 37.0%
2012 41.7% 37.0%
2011 41.1% 36.7%
2010 40.5% 36.5%
2009 40.6% 36.5%
2008 40.2% 36.5%
2007 39.4% 36.6%
2006 38.7% 36.6%
2005 37.8% 36.6%
2004 38.1% 36.6%
2003 37.4% 37.0%
2002 37.1% 37.1%
2001 37.0% 37.2%
2000 37.0% 37.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 42.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 41.8%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Philippines has the 86th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Philippines
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)