Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Philippines
Philippines: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 1.84 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Philippines, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Philippines is 1.84 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Philippines peaked at 1.84 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8087 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Philippines 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Philippines, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8087 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.8225 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8811 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.865 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9298 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9835 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9512 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.84 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 49% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.84 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.08 tonnes per person, 23% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9609 tonnes per person | 0.8087 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.9512 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Philippines?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Philippines was 1.84 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8087 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Philippines ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.