STATISTICS: Philippines


Philippines

24.0% —or about 7,162,000 hectares—of Philippines is forested. Of this, 11.6% —or roughly 829,000 hectares—is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse form of forest.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Philippines lost an average of 262,500 hectares of forest per year. The amounts to an average annual deforestation rate of 2.48%. Between 2000 and 2005, the rate of forest change decreased by 20.2% to 1.98% per annum. In total, between 1990 and 2005, Philippines lost 32.3% of its forest cover, or around 3,412,000 hectares. Measuring the total rate of habitat conversion (defined as change in forest area plus change in woodland area minus net plantation expansion) for the 1990-2005 interval, Philippines lost 7.9% of its forest and woodland habitat.

Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Philippines has some 1196 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 45.8% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 14.7% are threatened. Philippines is home to at least 8931 species of vascular plants, of which 39.2% are endemic. 5.1% of Philippines is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

Philippines Environmental profile






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Philippines: Forest Cover, 2005
Total Land Area (ha)29,817,000
Total Forest Area (ha)7,162,000
Percent Forest Cover24.02%
Primary Forest Cover (ha)829,000
Primary Forest, % total forest11.57%
Primary Forest, % total land2.78%
Other wooded land (ha)3,611,000


Philippines : Forest types
Tropical (% forest area)100%
Subtropical (% forest area)0%
Temperate (% forest area)0%
Boreal/polar (% forest area)0%


Philippines: Breakdown of forest types, 2005
Primary forest (ha | %)829,00011.6%
Modified natural (ha | %)5,713,00079.8%
Semi-natural (ha | %)--
Production plantation (ha | %)304,0004.2%
Production plantation (ha | %)316,0004.4%


Philippines: Change in Forest Cover
TOTAL FOREST COVER
Forest 1990 (ha)10,574,000
Forest 2000 (ha)7,949,000
Forest 2005 (ha)7,162,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)(262,500)-2.48%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)(157,400)-1.98%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)(3,412,000)-32.27%
Change in rate (%)-20.24%
PRIMARY FOREST COVER
Primary 1990 (ha)829,000
Primary 2000 (ha)829,000
Primary 2005 (ha)829,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)-0.00%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Change in rate (%)#DIV/0!
OTHER WOODED LAND
Other 1990 (ha)2,230,000
Other 2000 (ha)3,292,000
Other 2005 (ha)3,611,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)106,2004.76%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)63,8001.94%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)1,381,00061.93%
Change in rate (%)-59.30%
PLANTATIONS
Other 1990 (ha)1,780,000
Other 2000 (ha)852,000
Other 2005 (ha)620,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)(92,800)-5.21%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)(46,400)-5.45%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)(1,160,000)-65.17%
Change in rate (%)4.46%
TOTAL DEGRADATION/CONSERVSION
Forest area+Wooded Area-Plantations
Other 1990 (ha)11,024,000
Other 2000 (ha)10,389,000
Other 2005 (ha)10,153,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)(63,500)-0.58%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)(47,200)-0.45%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)(871,000)-7.90%
Change in rate (%)-21.13%


Philippines: Primary
Primary or "old-growth" vegetation
Primary Forest 2005 (ha)829,000
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)-
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)829,000
Undisturbed vegetation 2005 (% land area)2.78%


Philippines: Forest designation
Ownership of forest land, 2000
Public (%)89.5%
Private (%)10.5%
Other (%)-
Ownership of other wooded land, 2000
Public (%)-
Private (%)-
Other (%)-
Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005
Production (%)75.0%
Protection (%)11.0%
Conservation (%)12.0%
Social Services (%)-
Multiple Services (%)-
None of Unknown (%)2.0%


Philippines: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000
Forest Area annually affected by
Fire (%)0.08%
Insects (ha)0.00%
Diseases (ha)0.01%
Other (ha)0.04%


Philippines: Protected areas
2
Protected areas
Biosphere reserves, 2005
Wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites), 20054
World Heritage sites, 20045
Protected Areas: IUCN categories I-V, percent of total land5.1%
Protected Areas: IUCN categories Ia, Ib, and II, extent, percent of total land1.91%
Protected Areas: IUCN categories III, IV, and V, percent of total land, 20043.13%
Protected Areas: IUCN categories VI and other, percent of total land, 20040.00%


Philippines: Biodiversity - Wildlife
Amphibians
total species110
endemic species77
threatened species48
Birds
total species590
endemic species205
threatened species70
Mammals
total species222
endemic species106
threatened species50
Reptiles
total species274
endemic species160
threatened species8
Wildlife diversity
total species1196
endemic species548
threatened species176


Philippines: Biodiversity - Plants
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
28.80%
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
53.00%
Number of Native tree species
Native tree species3,000
Number of tree species in IUCN red list
Critically Endangered46
Endangered35
Vulnerable134
Vascular Plant Species, 2004
Total8931
Number endemic3500
Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004
Species threatened212


Philippines: Value of forests
Biomass stock in forest, 2005
Above-ground biomass (M t)1,566
Below-ground biomass (M t)376
Dead wood (M t)214
Total (M t)2,156
Carbon stock in forest, 2005
Carbon in above-ground biomass (M t)783
Carbon in below-ground biomass (M t)188
Carbon in dead wood (M t)107
Carbon in litter (M t)15
Soil carbon (M t)-
Change in growing stock 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate (1000 cubic m/yr)
1990-2000-44,300
2000-2005-26,800
Growing stock per hectare 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate ( cubic m/ha per yr)
1990-20000.13
2000-20050.08
Wood removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (1000 cubic m)403
Wood fuel (1000 cubic m)138
Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m)541
Total wood removal 2005 (% of growing stock)n.s.
Plant products 2005
Food (t)-
Fodder (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction (t)-
Ornamental plants (t)-
Exudates (t)-
Other plant products (t)-
Animal products 2005
Living animals (units)-
Hides, skins and trophies (units)-
Wild honey and bee-wax (t)-
Bush meat (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Other edible animal products (t)-
Other non-edible animal products (t)-
Value of wood and non-wood forest product removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (US$)$60,272,000
Wood fuel (US$)$722,000
Non-wood forest products (US$)-
Total value (US$)$60,994,000
Total value ($USD/ha)$9
Employment in forestry 2000
Total people employed-


Philippines : Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002
Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production13,328
Imports0
Exports0
Consumption13,328
Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production3,079
Imports434
Exports1
Consumption3,512
Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production154
Imports401
Exports91
Consumption464
Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production620
Imports227
Exports25
Consumption822
Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production202
Imports44
Exports0
Consumption246
Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production1,056
Imports571
Exports171
Consumption1,456
Philippines: Environment
Environment - current issuesuncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds
Environment - international agreementsparty to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
Natural hazardsastride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis


Philippines: Land use / Resources
Land use (%)arable land: 18.95%
permanent crops: 16.77%
other: 64.28% (2001)
Natural resourcestimber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper


Philippines: Economy
Economy - overview:The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by its high level of annual remittances from overseas workers, and no sustained runup in asset prices or foreign borrowing prior to the crisis. From a 0.6% decline in 1998, GDP expanded by 2.4% in 1999, and 4.4% in 2000, but slowed to 3.2% in 2001 in the context of a global economic slowdown, an export slump, and political and security concerns. GDP growth accelerated to about 5% between 2002 and 2005 reflecting the continued resilience of the service sector, and improved exports and agricultural output. Nonetheless, it will take a higher, sustained growth path to make appreciable progress in the alleviation of poverty given the Philippines' high annual population growth rate and unequal distribution of income. The Philippines also faces higher oil prices, higher interest rates on its dollar borrowings, and higher inflation. Fiscal constraints limit Manila's ability to finance infrastructure and social spending. The Philippines' consistently large budget deficit has produced a high debt level. This has forced Manila to spend a large portion of the national government budget on debt service. Large unprofitable public enterprises, especially in the energy sector, contribute to the government's debt because of slow progress on privatization. Credit rating agencies have expressed concern about the Philippines' ability to service the debt. Legislative progress on new revenue measures will weigh heavily on credit rating decisions.
GDP - per capita$5,100 (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)4.7% (2005 est.)
Agriculture - productssugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, casavas, pineapples, fish, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef
GDP - composition by sector (%)agriculture: 14.8%, industry: 31.7%, services: 53.5% (2005 est.)
Industries electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing
Economic aid - recipientODA commitments, $2 billion (2004)
Debt - external$67.62 billion (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line (%)40% (2001 est.)
Labor force - by occupation (%)agriculture 36%, industry 16%, services 48% (2004 est.)


Philippines: Population / Demographics
Population (July 2005)87,857,473
Population growth rate (%) (2005)1.84%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)294.7
Percent rural (2003)39.0%
Median age (years)total: 22.27 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)3.16 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)


Largest Cities in Philippines

Cities and urban areas in Philippines with population over 100,000 All figures are estimates for 2002.

CityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
ManilaPhilippines1013320013503200
DavaoPhilippines8738001170100
CebuPhilippines7473001198000
BacolodPhilippines440700755400
CagayanPhilippines425800425800
IloiloPhilippines378200378200
AngelesPhilippines278000278000
BaguioPhilippines262600262600
San PedroPhilippines239700239700
San FernandoPhilippines236600236600
LucenaPhilippines225000225000
General SantosPhilippines202500202500
OlongapoPhilippines202200202200
CalambaPhilippines192700192700
TaclobanPhilippines184200184200
MalolosPhilippines180700180700
CotabatoPhilippines170900170900
ZamboangaPhilippines152500152500
ToledoPhilippines145100145100
CalbayogPhilippines142200142200
NagaPhilippines141300141300
MarawiPhilippines137700137700
DagupanPhilippines133300133300
RoxasPhilippines131100131100
San PabloPhilippines128700128700
Los Ba�osPhilippines128500128500
BaliuagPhilippines126300126300
CabanatuanPhilippines125400125400
ButuanPhilippines120300120300
GuaguaPhilippines116900116900
SantiagoPhilippines113700113700
DumaguetePhilippines110600110600
Santa CruzPhilippines110100110100
TagumPhilippines107100107100




 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
 Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
 Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
 Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
 RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
 World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
 The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
 With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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