Profile of the Filipino Rice Farmer

Household Size and Source of Income

Average Size of Household (2016)

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Rice as Major Source of Income (2016)

Of Farming Households

Percent Share of Rice Farming (2016)

from Household Income

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Average Size of Household by Survey Year (1996-2016)

(RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)

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Distribution of Farming Household per Major Sources of Income by Survey Year (1996-2016)

in percent (RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)

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Average Size of Household, Distribution of Farming Household per Major Sources of Income, and Percent Share of Rice Farming by Province (2016)

(RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)

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Region/Province Average Household Size Distribution of Farming Household per Major Sources of Income Percent Share of Rice Farming
from Total Household Income (%)
Rice Non-rice
Ilocos Region
Ilocos Norte590%10%24%
Pangasinan583%17%50%
Cordillera Administrative Region
Apayao495%5%54%
Kalinga671%29%44%
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan591%9%48%
Isabela490%10%58%
Nueva Vizcaya590%10%46%
Central Luzon
Aurora598%2%72%
Bulacan576%24%45%
Nueva Ecija491%9%64%
Pampanga596%4%53%
Tarlac582%18%45%
CALABARZON
Laguna460%40%25%
Quezon453%47%25%
MIMAROPA
Occidental Mindoro595%5%47%
Oriental Mindoro491%9%47%
Palawan585%15%58%
Bicol Region
Albay574%26%35%
Camarines Sur588%12%58%
Western Visayas
Antique474%26%33%
Capiz594%6%38%
Iloilo576%24%23%
Negros Occidental589%11%34%
Central Visayas
Bohol538%62%11%
Eastern Visayas
Leyte583%17%56%
Northern Samar654%46%33%
Western Samar574%26%37%
Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga del Norte579%21%44%
Zamboanga del Sur598%2%70%
Zamboanga Sibugay579%21%69%
Northern Mindanao
Bukidnon483%17%76%
Davao Region
Davao del Norte483%17%45%
Davao del Sur596%4%63%
Davao de Oro595%5%85%
Davao Oriental593%7%70%
SOCCSKSARGEN
North Cotabato594%6%44%
South Cotabato588%12%42%
Sultan Kudarat598%2%59%
CARAGA
Agusan del Norte586%14%51%
Agusan del Sur589%11%63%
BARMM
Maguindanao696%4%47%