Per capita methane emissions in Philippines
Philippines: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
148th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1948
All-time low
0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Philippines, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Philippines is 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Philippines peaked at 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Philippines 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 145 Lebanon 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Tunisia 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 147 Moldova 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Switzerland 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Taiwan 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Germany 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Philippines?
- Per capita methane emissions in Philippines was 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1948.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Philippines ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.