Nigeria vs Philippines: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2024
Philippines
0.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
35th
Philippines rank
32nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nigeria
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Philippines ahead.
Nigeria ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Nigeria or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Nigeria and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Philippines?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Philippines rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions including 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
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.