Philippines vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Philippines
0.5%
in 2024
South Africa
0.4%
in 2024
Philippines rank
32nd
South Africa rank
35th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Philippines
- South Africa
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1907 it was South Africa ahead.
Philippines ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 7.
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 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Philippines or South Africa?
- Philippines, at 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Philippines and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Philippines 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 global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Philippines ranks 32nd 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 global 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.