Forestland — Area, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Philippines, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Philippines is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 19% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 15% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More climate change data for Philippines
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,832 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 827.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 49,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 33.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Philippines?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Philippines was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.