Cook Islands vs Romania: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Cook Islands
250 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Romania
250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
153rd
Romania rank
151st
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Cook Islands
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 250 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 153rd and Romania ranks 151st 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 | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 666.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 516.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 150.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 606.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 390.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 215.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 300 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 272.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 27.98 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 Romania?
- Romania, at 250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 250 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Cook Islands and Romania?
- 0.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Romania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Romania rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Cook Islands ranks 153rd and Romania ranks 151st 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.