East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income · 2023

Philippines: mid-book EDGAR inventory · 2.19 t per person

In 2023, Philippines emitted 257 MtCO₂e (2.19 t per person, 0.58 t per $1K GDP) - energy led at 34% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 63%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Philippines ranks #24 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #49 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that hasn't yet translated into a high per-person total.

#34 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#49 / 51
Per-capita rank
#24 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

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Emissions Performance Score
56/100
Philippines · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions A+
2.19 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity D
0.58 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share F
28%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend D
+196%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll PHL · 2023 257 Mt · 2.19 t per person

Philippines sits mid-pack by absolute Mt among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (257 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 257 Mt
  • PC 2.19 t
  • INT 0.58
  • RANK-A #34 / 51
  • RANK-P #49 / 51
  • RANK-I #24 / 51
  • SECTOR 34% Energy
  • GAS 63% Carbon
  • PHOTO Algeria
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Algeria (255 Mt · Δ 2 Mt vs Philippines)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Philippines

1. Spain2862. Bangladesh2823. United Arab Emirates2704. Philippines2575. Algeria255

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Philippines's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total rose from 245.1 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 256.8 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +11.7 MtCO₂e (+4.8%).
  • Philippines's energy total rose from 79.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 87.7 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +7.81 MtCO₂e (+9.8%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Philippines ranks #24 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #49 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that hasn't yet translated into a high per-person total. How we place countries.

Philippines vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Philippines's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

257 33rd percentile more MtCO₂e than 33% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Philippines 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Energy882. Agriculture593. Transport374. Industry345. Buildings166. Waste127. Fugitive emissions11
0%100%34%
Energy share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Philippines emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

50100150200250300 197019771984199119982005201220192023 257
Reported annual emissions for Philippines, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Philippines 2023 gas inventory, methane-weighted

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide161.32. Methane71.53. Nitrous oxide16.14. Fluorinated gases7.9

Methane-heavy profile

Per-person intensity signature

Per-person intensity is thin for Philippines: 2.19 t per person (lower tercile, ≤5.69 t) alongside 257 Mt absolute.

Philippines's 2023 total of 257 MtCO₂e carries an unusually high methane share (28% of CO₂e). That pattern usually marks agriculture- and fuel-system methane alongside CO₂ from energy, not a CO₂-only industrial ledger. Within East Asia & Pacific, it ranks #12 of 12 economies on a per-person basis.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for PHL exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other East Asia & Pacific economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Philippines (PHL) is in the middle third of live EDGAR country mass (257 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How do Philippines's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Philippines ranks #34 of 51 by absolute total and #49 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #24.

How much CO₂-equivalent did Philippines emit in 2023?

Philippines's 2023 total is 257 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Why is methane prominent in Philippines's inventory?

Methane contributes about 28% of Philippines's 2023 CO₂e total, above the rough one-sixth global average, which usually signals agriculture, waste, or fugitive fuel emissions in the EDGAR breakdown.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.