Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Philippines
Philippines: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.84 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Philippines is 1.84 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Philippines peaked at 1.84 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8087 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Philippines ranks 92nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Philippines?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8087 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Philippines ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.