Methane emissions in Philippines

Philippines emitted 69.3 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Philippines, 2024 69.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.6% 2023: 69.7 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 26th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Philippines over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period PhilippinesWorld
2024 69.3 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 69.7 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 69.4 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 68.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 67.7 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 67.2 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 66.5 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 66.3 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 63.6 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 62.1 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 62.4 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 62.2 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 60.6 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 60.4 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 58.9 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 59.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 57.8 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 56.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 54.3 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 53.6 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 53.1 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 51.3 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 50.5 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 49.0 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 48.0 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6% from 69.7 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 62.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +11.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Philippines has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Philippines
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database