Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines
Philippines: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
161st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
All-time low
0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1871
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide 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
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines stood at 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines peaked at 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1871.
That places Philippines 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.0941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 0.091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.0843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.1012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.1021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.1027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.1034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.1039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.1047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.1051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.1127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1915 | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1919 | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.1361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.1387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.1365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.1343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1943 | 0.1405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1945 | 0.167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1947 | 0.1908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 60% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 158 Barbados 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Syria 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Iraq 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Lebanon 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Mauritius 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Philippines was 0.1589 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1871.
- How does Philippines rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Philippines ranks 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.