Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Philippines
Philippines: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 11.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Philippines, 1991–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 11.5% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Philippines peaked at 40.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 28th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.6% | — |
| 1994 | 38.8% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -26.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 11.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 7.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 11.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 12.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 30.7% | 40.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 23.4% | 28.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 13.4% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 11.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More poverty & inequality data for Philippines
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,869 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Philippines?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Philippines was 11.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Philippines ranks 28th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.