Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Philippines

Philippines: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 7,439 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
7,439 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
65th
of 239 countries
All-time high
7,779 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
6,840 1000 ha
in 2010
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Philippines, 1990–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720251990: 7.8k 1000 ha1991: 7.7k 1000 ha1992: 7.7k 1000 ha1993: 7.6k 1000 ha1994: 7.6k 1000 ha1995: 7.5k 1000 ha1996: 7.5k 1000 ha1997: 7.5k 1000 ha1998: 7.4k 1000 ha1999: 7.4k 1000 ha2000: 7.3k 1000 ha2001: 7.3k 1000 ha2002: 7.2k 1000 ha2003: 7.2k 1000 ha2004: 7.1k 1000 ha2005: 7.1k 1000 ha2006: 7.0k 1000 ha2007: 7.0k 1000 ha2008: 6.9k 1000 ha2009: 6.9k 1000 ha2010: 6.8k 1000 ha2011: 6.9k 1000 ha2012: 6.9k 1000 ha2013: 6.9k 1000 ha2014: 7.0k 1000 ha2015: 7.0k 1000 ha2016: 7.1k 1000 ha2017: 7.1k 1000 ha2018: 7.1k 1000 ha2019: 7.2k 1000 ha2020: 7.2k 1000 ha2021: 7.3k 1000 ha2022: 7.3k 1000 ha2023: 7.4k 1000 ha2024: 7.4k 1000 ha2025: 7.4k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Philippines is 7,439 1000 ha, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Philippines peaked at 7,779 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,840 1000 ha, in 2010.

That places Philippines 65th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,568 1000 ha 7,356 1000 ha 7,779 1000 ha 10
2000s 7,098 1000 ha 6,887 1000 ha 7,309 1000 ha 10
2010s 7,004 1000 ha 6,840 1000 ha 7,184 1000 ha 10
2020s 7,333 1000 ha 7,226 1000 ha 7,439 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 62 Namibia 8,043 1000 ha compare
  2. 63 French Guiana 7,982 1000 ha compare
  3. 64 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
  4. 66 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
  5. 67 Ghana 7,056 1000 ha compare
  6. 68 Romania 6,957 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

More climate change data for Philippines

All data for Philippines →

Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Philippines?
Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Philippines was 7,439 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 7,779 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 6,840 1000 ha in 2010.
How does Philippines rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Philippines ranks 65th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).