Fiji vs Philippines: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Fiji
2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Philippines
1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
128th
Philippines rank
131st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Fiji
- Philippines
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Philippines ahead.
Fiji ranks 128th and Philippines ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 10 and Philippines in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1860s | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1870s | 0.2073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1880s | 0.2402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1890s | 0.2742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1900s | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1910s | 0.2633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.1914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0.9603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Fiji or Philippines?
- Fiji, at 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Fiji and Philippines?
- 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Philippines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Philippines rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Fiji ranks 128th and Philippines ranks 131st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.