Nigeria vs Philippines: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Nigeria
6.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Philippines
13.90 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
13th
Philippines rank
10th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 13.90 million tonnes against 6.45 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 7.45 million tonnes.
That makes Philippines's figure about 2.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 53 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 87,936 tonnes | 916 tonnes | 87,020 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 56,059 tonnes | 1,068 tonnes | 54,991 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1930s | -10,992 tonnes | 1,497 tonnes | 12,489 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1940s | 45,189 tonnes | 51,669 tonnes | 6,480 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1950s | 208,065 tonnes | 690,817 tonnes | 482,752 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1960s | 853,534 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 706,798 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 5.80 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -2.81 million tonnes | 82,588 tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1990s | 4.28 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -780,633 tonnes | 828,569 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2010s | 5.08 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.59 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 4.86 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, Nigeria or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 13.90 million tonnes against 6.45 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Nigeria and Philippines?
- 7.45 million tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Philippines?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Philippines rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 13th 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.