Germany vs Philippines: Per capita methane emissions
Germany
0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Philippines
0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
151st
Philippines rank
148th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Germany
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Philippines ahead.
Germany ranks 151st and Philippines ranks 148th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and Philippines in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1860s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1870s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1880s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1890s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1900s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1920s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1930s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Philippines |
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Germany or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Germany and Philippines?
- 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Philippines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Philippines rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Germany ranks 151st and Philippines ranks 148th of 199 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 methane emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.