Cook Islands vs Laos: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Cook Islands
250 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Laos
232.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
153rd
Laos rank
156th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Cook Islands
- Laos
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 250 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 232.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Laos, a difference of 17.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 156th of 213 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 666.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 617.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 606.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 159.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 447.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 300 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 247.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 52.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Cook Islands or Laos?
- Cook Islands, at 250 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 232.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Cook Islands and Laos?
- 17.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Laos rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Cook Islands ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 156th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.