Philippines vs United Arab Emirates: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Philippines
13.90 million tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
11.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Philippines rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Philippines
  • United Arab Emirates
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M190819662024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 13.90 million tonnes against 11.56 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2.33 million tonnes.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 1.56 million tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 489,308 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1970s 1.52 million tonnes 1.61 million tonnes 88,119 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1980s 82,588 tonnes 1.78 million tonnes 1.70 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
1990s 2.85 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes 500,072 tonnes Philippines
2000s 828,569 tonnes 9.12 million tonnes 8.30 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
2010s 6.70 million tonnes 3.50 million tonnes 3.21 million tonnes Philippines
2020s 6.46 million tonnes 3.59 million tonnes 2.87 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, Philippines or United Arab Emirates?
Philippines, at 13.90 million tonnes against 11.56 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Philippines and United Arab Emirates?
2.33 million tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Philippines and United Arab Emirates rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Philippines ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.