Nigeria vs Philippines: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Nigeria

43.52 million tonnes

in 2024

Philippines

42.81 million tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria rank

21st

Philippines rank

23rd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

Nigeria currently reports 43.52 million tonnes against 42.81 million tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 703,100 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Philippines ahead.

Nigeria ranks 21st and Philippines ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.