Japan vs Philippines: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Japan
17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Philippines
18.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Philippines rank
33rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 18.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan, a difference of 440,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 33rd of 201 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1860s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 463,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1880s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 554,738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1890s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 637,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1900s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 763,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1910s | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1920s | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1930s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1940s | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1950s | 19.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1960s | 23.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1970s | 27.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 30.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 36.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 25.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2010s | 20.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2020s | 18.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 18.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Japan and Philippines?
- 440,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Japan ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 33rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.