AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Philippines
Philippines: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.34 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Philippines, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.34 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.34 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 152nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.34 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 47% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.34 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8 t CO2eq/cap, 42% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -26.3% | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.567 t CO2eq/cap | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3625 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More climate change data for Philippines
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,832 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 827.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 49,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 33.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Philippines?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Philippines was 0.34 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1996.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Philippines ranks 152nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.