Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines
Philippines: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.6% for share of global nitrous oxide emissions 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 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1883.
Philippines ranks 33rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines was 0.6% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1883.
- How does Philippines rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Philippines ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.