Congo vs Philippines: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Congo
6.8%
in 2024
Philippines
8.6%
in 2024
Congo rank
7th
Philippines rank
5th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Congo
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 8.6% against 6.8% in Congo, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 1.3% | Congo |
| 1960s | 11.4% | 12.3% | 0.9% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 5.4% | 1.3% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 0.6% | 23.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 5.8% | 13.9% | Congo |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 6.6% | 2.3% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Congo or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 8.6% against 6.8% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Congo and Philippines?
- 1.8%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Philippines rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Congo ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.