Egypt vs Philippines: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Egypt
8.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Philippines
13.90 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Philippines rank
10th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 13.90 million tonnes against 8.14 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 5.76 million tonnes.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.7 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 49 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 84,730 tonnes | 2,748 tonnes | 81,982 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1920s | 23,378 tonnes | 1,068 tonnes | 22,310 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1930s | 130,359 tonnes | 1,497 tonnes | 128,862 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1940s | 805,132 tonnes | 51,669 tonnes | 753,464 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 524,689 tonnes | 690,817 tonnes | 166,128 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1960s | 695,790 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 864,542 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 2.30 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 781,769 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.73 million tonnes | 82,588 tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.70 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.83 million tonnes | 828,569 tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | 3.82 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2020s | 4.86 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 13.90 million tonnes against 8.14 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Egypt and Philippines?
- 5.76 million tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.