Profile of the Filipino Rice Farmer
Farm Size and Ownership
Average Farm Size (2016)
1.54
Hectares
Farm Ownership (2016)
Land Owners
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Distribution by Farm Size by Survey Year (1996-2016)
in percent (RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)
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Farm Ownership Status by Survey Year (1996-2016)
in percent (RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)
Value Above Average
Same Value
Value Below Average
| Region/Province | Average Farm Size (ha) | Farm Ownership Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Amortizing | Lessee | Tenant | Others | |||
| Ilocos Region | |||||||
| Ilocos Norte | 0.58 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 1% | |
| Pangasinan | 1.17 | 42% | 0% | 8% | 50% | 0% | |
| Cordillera Administrative Region | |||||||
| Apayao | 1.59 | 49% | 5% | 4% | 41% | 1% | |
| Kalinga | 1.74 | 74% | 0% | 5% | 19% | 2% | |
| Cagayan Valley | |||||||
| Cagayan | 1.59 | 64% | 1% | 6% | 27% | 2% | |
| Isabela | 1.66 | 76% | 0% | 8% | 14% | 2% | |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 1.26 | 56% | 0% | 32% | 8% | 4% | |
| Central Luzon | |||||||
| Aurora | 2.04 | 53% | 0% | 9% | 35% | 3% | |
| Bulacan | 2.15 | 63% | 0% | 11% | 25% | 1% | |
| Nueva Ecija | 1.96 | 74% | 3% | 10% | 10% | 3% | |
| Pampanga | 2.26 | 75% | 3% | 10% | 10% | 2% | |
| Tarlac | 1.92 | 52% | 1% | 19% | 27% | 1% | |
| CALABARZON | |||||||
| Laguna | 1.51 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 2% | |
| Quezon | 1.19 | 21% | 2% | 0% | 75% | 2% | |
| MIMAROPA | |||||||
| Occidental Mindoro | 2.27 | 49% | 5% | 3% | 38% | 5% | |
| Oriental Mindoro | 1.63 | 56% | 0% | 1% | 41% | 2% | |
| Palawan | 2.90 | 64% | 0% | 5% | 23% | 8% | |
| Bicol Region | |||||||
| Albay | 0.64 | 61% | 2% | 17% | 17% | 3% | |
| Camarines Sur | 1.97 | 54% | 3% | 10% | 26% | 7% | |
| Western Visayas | |||||||
| Antique | 1.01 | 65% | 0% | 10% | 25% | 0% | |
| Capiz | 1.24 | 44% | 3% | 2% | 51% | 0% | |
| Iloilo | 1.21 | 47% | 6% | 14% | 33% | 0% | |
| Negros Occidental | 1.13 | 78% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 4% | |
| Central Visayas | |||||||
| Bohol | 0.63 | 54% | 0% | 4% | 42% | 0% | |
| Eastern Visayas | |||||||
| Leyte | 1.27 | 39% | 2% | 10% | 41% | 8% | |
| Northern Samar | 2.01 | 31% | 0% | 2% | 64% | 3% | |
| Western Samar | 1.41 | 46% | 1% | 4% | 48% | 1% | |
| Zamboanga Peninsula | |||||||
| Zamboanga del Norte | 0.77 | 59% | 0% | 8% | 30% | 3% | |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 1.12 | 66% | 0% | 15% | 16% | 3% | |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | 1.58 | 63% | 0% | 5% | 29% | 3% | |
| Northern Mindanao | |||||||
| Bukidnon | 2.13 | 53% | 3% | 14% | 29% | 1% | |
| Davao Region | |||||||
| Davao del Norte | 1.16 | 61% | 3% | 5% | 28% | 3% | |
| Davao del Sur | 1.35 | 47% | 1% | 36% | 16% | 0% | |
| Davao de Oro | 1.61 | 64% | 3% | 8% | 23% | 2% | |
| Davao Oriental | 1.19 | 71% | 0% | 16% | 11% | 2% | |
| SOCCSKSARGEN | |||||||
| North Cotabato | 1.25 | 85% | 1% | 0% | 14% | 0% | |
| South Cotabato | 1.51 | 82% | 2% | 2% | 12% | 2% | |
| Sultan Kudarat | 1.42 | 66% | 7% | 2% | 25% | 0% | |
| CARAGA | |||||||
| Agusan del Norte | 1.58 | 43% | 2% | 14% | 41% | 0% | |
| Agusan del Sur | 2.05 | 62% | 6% | 4% | 28% | 0% | |
| BARMM | |||||||
| Maguindanao | 2.25 | 70% | 0% | 3% | 25% | 2% | |
Data courtesy with the following sources
RiceLytics was developed through the funding support of DOST-PCIEERD from 2021 to 2022.
