Mexico vs Philippines: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mexico
14.11 billion tonnes
in 2024
Philippines
14.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Philippines rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 14.65 billion tonnes against 14.11 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 536.60 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Philippines ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 13th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 109.84 million tonnes | 345.44 million tonnes | 235.60 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1860s | 312.95 million tonnes | 925.42 million tonnes | 612.47 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1870s | 532.00 million tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | 951.85 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1880s | 988.33 million tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | Philippines |
| 1890s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 486.82 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1900s | 3.09 billion tonnes | 3.12 billion tonnes | 24.54 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1910s | 3.86 billion tonnes | 4.09 billion tonnes | 228.43 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1920s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 5.05 billion tonnes | 671.87 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1930s | 5.09 billion tonnes | 5.87 billion tonnes | 780.00 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1940s | 6.37 billion tonnes | 6.50 billion tonnes | 127.90 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1950s | 8.26 billion tonnes | 7.44 billion tonnes | 814.90 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 9.60 billion tonnes | 9.15 billion tonnes | 446.36 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 10.01 billion tonnes | 10.59 billion tonnes | 583.77 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1980s | 10.80 billion tonnes | 12.23 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Philippines |
| 1990s | 12.56 billion tonnes | 12.82 billion tonnes | 261.09 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2000s | 13.72 billion tonnes | 13.35 billion tonnes | 369.82 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 14.17 billion tonnes | 14.17 billion tonnes | 220,000 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 14.18 billion tonnes | 14.56 billion tonnes | 384.72 million tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mexico or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 14.65 billion tonnes against 14.11 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mexico and Philippines?
- 536.60 million tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 13th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.