Percentage of Area Fertilized under all palay** by region, Philippines, 1994-1997
  1994 1995 1996 1997 Average
REGION Area * Area * Area * Area * Growth Rate
  fertilized % fertilized % fertilized % fertilized % (1994-1997)
                   
PHILIPPINES 30,261.1  82.9  19,505.2  84.9  20,789.3  86.8  19,296.5  87.5 
-12.0 
               
CAR 422.4  61.9  120.5  69.2  50.5  68.7  86.7  41.9 
-19.3 
ILOCOS 3,127.9  98.6  2,782.6  96.7  2,514.7  97.8  2,522.0  96.6 
-6.8 
CAGAYAN VALLEY 3,412.2  89.9  727.2  90.0  901.5  91.5  992.5  96.8 
-14.9 
CENTRAL LUZON 5,284.6  99.1  2,249.0  99.3  2,162.9  99.3  2,104.1  99.3 
-21.3 
SOUTHERN TAGALOG 3,256.5  77.3  2,237.0  79.4  2,172.7  80.9  2,298.7  86.0 
-9.5 
BICOL 1,836.2  61.9  886.5  76.4  1,380.4  77.1  973.9  75.3 
-8.5 
WESTERN VISAYAS 4,648.6  91.6  4,767.2  98.7  5,178.3  98.5  4,788.8  97.6 
1.2 
CENTRAL VISAYAS 1,001.1  69.2  1,325.7  69.8  1,280.1  69.6  1,143.9  66.7 
6.1 
EASTERN VISAYAS 831.0  66.5  486.5  71.1  560.4  74.4  558.5  79.2 
-8.9 
WESTERN MINDANAO 957.3  78.2  781.0  79.5  1,009.6  77.1  727.5  74.8 
-5.7 
NORTHERN MINDANAO 990.4  27.9  125.9  27.1  117.4  29.7  85.6  30.3 
-40.4 
SOUTHERN MINDANAO 1,399.5  90.6  706.6  92.2  623.3  91.5  497.6  94.6 
-27.2 
CENTRAL MINDANAO 1,669.3  84.1  1,173.2  92.5  1,366.4  92.8  1,435.7  97.9 
-2.7 
ARMM 674.9  45.0  440.2  30.7  598.4  36.8  544.7  35.9 
-2.6 
CARAGA 749.3  74.7  696.2  67.6  872.7  80.4  536.1 
81.2 
-6.8 
                   
*represents area fertilized as a percentage of area harvested
Areas fertilizer in '00 has.
**includes irrigated palay and rainfed palay
Source : CLPFSD, BAS