How have things changed?, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0332 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0332 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
49th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0535 metric tons per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.0219 metric tons per person
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Philippines, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Philippines stood at 0.0332 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0535 metric tons per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 metric tons per person, in 1965.
That places Philippines 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0232 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0277 metric tons per person | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0263 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0293 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0292 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0312 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0326 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.034 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0349 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0319 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0339 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0349 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0343 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0357 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.036 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0375 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0409 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0387 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0374 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.037 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0383 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0382 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0391 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0401 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0407 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0403 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0393 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0397 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0401 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0391 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0382 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0378 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0379 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0379 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0391 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0407 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0429 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0457 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0476 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0495 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.052 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0529 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0524 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0474 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0449 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0443 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0428 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0397 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0382 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0378 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0378 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0378 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0362 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0357 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0332 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0332 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0332 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0244 metric tons per person | 0.0219 metric tons per person | 0.0277 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0326 metric tons per person | 0.0292 metric tons per person | 0.0349 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0379 metric tons per person | 0.0357 metric tons per person | 0.0409 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0393 metric tons per person | 0.0378 metric tons per person | 0.0407 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0462 metric tons per person | 0.0379 metric tons per person | 0.0535 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0434 metric tons per person | 0.0378 metric tons per person | 0.0524 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0358 metric tons per person | 0.0332 metric tons per person | 0.0378 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0352 metric tons per person compare
- 47 Malta 0.0347 metric tons per person compare
- 48 North Korea 0.0337 metric tons per person compare
- 50 American Samoa 0.0327 metric tons per person compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 0.0327 metric tons per person compare
- 52 Mauritius 0.032 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Philippines?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Philippines was 0.0332 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 metric tons per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Philippines rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.