Philippines vs South Africa: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Philippines
0.4%
in 2024
South Africa
0.4%
in 2024
Philippines rank
36th
South Africa rank
35th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Philippines
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 113 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Philippines or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Philippines and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Philippines ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.