Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Philippines
Philippines: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Philippines, 1907–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Philippines is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 113 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 108.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1912.
Philippines ranks 17th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 0.0% | — |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +161.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +188.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -29.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -90.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +85.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +177.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +206.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +170.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +136.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +52.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -11.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -37.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -28.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -39.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +29.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +26.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -17.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +65.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +22.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +39.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +47.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -23.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +19.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -39.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +22.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -20.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +82.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +309.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +55.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +75.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +33.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 45.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 8.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +309.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1915 | +206.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1909 | +188.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1914 | +177.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1918 | +170.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1908 | +161.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Philippines?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Philippines was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1912.
- How does Philippines rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Philippines ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.2%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.