Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Philippines
Philippines: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 13.90 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Philippines, 1908–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 13.90 million tonnes for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 113 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 164.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Philippines peaked at 13.90 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -11.14 million tonnes, in 2020.
That places Philippines 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 23,816 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 36,640 tonnes | 2 |
| 1910s | 366.4 tonnes | -40,304 tonnes | 36,640 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,068 tonnes | -32,976 tonnes | 43,968 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,497 tonnes | -72,597 tonnes | 36,551 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 51,669 tonnes | -22,727 tonnes | 102,265 tonnes | 6 |
| 1950s | 690,817 tonnes | -362,886 tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 million tonnes | 387,461 tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 million tonnes | -1.14 million tonnes | 5.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,588 tonnes | -4.40 million tonnes | 4.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 million tonnes | -1.77 million tonnes | 8.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 828,569 tonnes | -6.69 million tonnes | 6.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.70 million tonnes | 734,400 tonnes | 13.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 million tonnes | -11.14 million tonnes | 13.90 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 7 Uzbekistan 16.36 million tonnes compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 14.69 million tonnes compare
- 9 Malaysia 13.93 million tonnes compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 11.56 million tonnes compare
- 12 Egypt 8.14 million tonnes compare
- 13 Nigeria 6.45 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Philippines
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 116.79 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 65.14 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.51 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.98 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.51 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.51 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Philippines?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Philippines was 13.90 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.90 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.14 million tonnes in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Philippines ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.