Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines

Philippines: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 14.65 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
14.65 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
13th
of 197 countries
All-time high
14.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
66.92 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines is 14.65 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines peaked at 14.65 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.92 million tonnes, in 1850.

Philippines ranks 13th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 345.44 million tonnes 66.92 million tonnes 623.09 million tonnes 10
1860s 925.42 million tonnes 677.31 million tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes 10
1870s 1.48 billion tonnes 1.23 billion tonnes 1.72 billion tonnes 10
1880s 1.99 billion tonnes 1.78 billion tonnes 2.19 billion tonnes 10
1890s 2.44 billion tonnes 2.23 billion tonnes 2.66 billion tonnes 10
1900s 3.12 billion tonnes 2.73 billion tonnes 3.52 billion tonnes 10
1910s 4.09 billion tonnes 3.62 billion tonnes 4.58 billion tonnes 10
1920s 5.05 billion tonnes 4.68 billion tonnes 5.38 billion tonnes 10
1930s 5.87 billion tonnes 5.45 billion tonnes 6.29 billion tonnes 10
1940s 6.50 billion tonnes 6.36 billion tonnes 6.61 billion tonnes 10
1950s 7.44 billion tonnes 6.69 billion tonnes 8.40 billion tonnes 10
1960s 9.15 billion tonnes 8.54 billion tonnes 9.66 billion tonnes 10
1970s 10.59 billion tonnes 9.73 billion tonnes 11.65 billion tonnes 10
1980s 12.23 billion tonnes 11.81 billion tonnes 12.58 billion tonnes 10
1990s 12.82 billion tonnes 12.64 billion tonnes 13.03 billion tonnes 10
2000s 13.35 billion tonnes 13.06 billion tonnes 13.73 billion tonnes 10
2010s 14.17 billion tonnes 13.83 billion tonnes 14.43 billion tonnes 10
2020s 14.56 billion tonnes 14.48 billion tonnes 14.65 billion tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 10 Colombia 20.74 billion tonnes compare
  2. 11 Myanmar 16.47 billion tonnes compare
  3. 12 Cote d'Ivoire 14.86 billion tonnes compare
  4. 14 Mexico 14.11 billion tonnes compare
  5. 15 Australia 13.97 billion tonnes compare
  6. 16 Malaysia 13.95 billion tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Philippines was 14.65 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 14.65 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 66.92 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Philippines rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Philippines ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.