Philippines — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Philippines, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Philippines was 24.81% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 26.09% in 1990. The lowest was 22.94% in 2010 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.15% per year.
Philippines ranks 119 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Philippines sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 6%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 28 of 35 economies; China (24.02%) is just below it. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 100th of 178 in 1990 → 121st of 207 in 2000 → 125th of 209 in 2010 → 121st of 214 in 2020 → 118th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 24.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 24.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 24.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 24.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 24.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 23.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 23.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 23.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 23.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 23.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 23.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 23.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 23.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 22.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 23.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 23.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 23.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 23.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 23.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 24.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 24.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 24.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 24.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 24.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 24.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 25.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 25.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 25.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 25.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 25.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 26.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Philippines’s Forest area in 1991?
25.93% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Philippines’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -4.9% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 24.81%; 2023: 24.66%; 2022: 24.52%; 2021: 24.38%; 2020: 24.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.