Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Philippines
Philippines: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.88 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.88 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
136th
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.46 tonnes per person
in 1907
All-time low
1.03 tonnes per person
in 1947
Years of data
115
1907–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Philippines, 1907–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Philippines stood at 1.88 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Philippines peaked at 13.46 tonnes per person in 1907 and was at its lowest, 1.03 tonnes per person, in 1947.
That places Philippines 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Philippines, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 13.46 tonnes per person | — |
| 1908 | 12.22 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1909 | 10.31 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1910 | 12.06 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1911 | 11.88 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1912 | 13.38 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1913 | 13.05 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1914 | 11.47 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1915 | 13.44 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1916 | 12.24 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1917 | 12.26 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 13.01 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1919 | 12.18 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1920 | 10.56 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1921 | 9.34 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1922 | 8.75 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1923 | 7.59 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1924 | 8.3 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1925 | 7.92 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1926 | 7.02 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1927 | 6.58 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1928 | 6.8 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1929 | 5.99 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1930 | 5.6 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1931 | 8.02 tonnes per person | +43.3% |
| 1932 | 7.8 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1933 | 7.79 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 7.24 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1935 | 7.17 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 7.12 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 7.3 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 6.87 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1939 | 6.53 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1940 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1941 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 1945 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -35.2% |
| 1946 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1947 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1948 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +304.3% |
| 1951 | 5.48 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1952 | 6.57 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1953 | 8.13 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 1954 | 8.96 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1955 | 9.03 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 9.15 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 9.75 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 8.99 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1959 | 9.35 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 5.62 tonnes per person | -39.9% |
| 1961 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1962 | 4.52 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 6.72 tonnes per person | +48.8% |
| 1964 | 4.86 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 1965 | 3.5 tonnes per person | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 4.81 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1967 | 3.5 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 1968 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 2.45 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 3.55 tonnes per person | +44.8% |
| 1972 | 3.78 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 5.05 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 1974 | 6.38 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 8.02 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 8.26 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.66 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 1978 | 5.65 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.69 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.11 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 1981 | 3.17 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 2.62 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 2.11 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 1.6 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 2005 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 2.11 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 1.51 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 1.98 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.58 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.88 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.88 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 39% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +304.3% | 1.08 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12 tonnes per person | 10.31 tonnes per person | 13.46 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1910s | 12.5 tonnes per person | 11.47 tonnes per person | 13.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.88 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 10.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.14 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | 8.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1950s | 7.98 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 9.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.45 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.45 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Philippines?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Philippines was 1.88 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.46 tonnes per person in 1907.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 tonnes per person in 1947.
- How does Philippines rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Philippines ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.