Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines
Philippines: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines peaked at 5.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1947.
That places Philippines 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines was 0.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1947.
- How does Philippines rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Philippines ranks 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.