What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Cook Islands and Falkland Islands?

165.15 tonnes, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Falkland Islands?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Falkland Islands: emissions of air pollutants

Cook Islands

610.84 tonnes

in 2022

Falkland Islands

445.69 tonnes

in 2022

Cook Islands rank

209th

Falkland Islands rank

212th

emissions of air pollutants over time

Cook Islands
Falkland Islands

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 610.84 tonnes against 445.69 tonnes in Falkland Islands, a difference of 165.15 tonnes.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.4 times Falkland Islands's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 209th and Falkland Islands ranks 212th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 27 and Falkland Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Falkland Islands	Difference	Ahead
1750s	136.03 tonnes	35.48 tonnes	100.55 tonnes	Cook Islands
1760s	142.97 tonnes	38.13 tonnes	104.84 tonnes	Cook Islands
1770s	150.21 tonnes	40.99 tonnes	109.22 tonnes	Cook Islands
1780s	157.75 tonnes	44.06 tonnes	113.69 tonnes	Cook Islands
1790s	165.56 tonnes	47.35 tonnes	118.21 tonnes	Cook Islands
1800s	173.63 tonnes	50.89 tonnes	122.74 tonnes	Cook Islands
1810s	182.16 tonnes	53.54 tonnes	128.61 tonnes	Cook Islands
1820s	191.16 tonnes	54.95 tonnes	136.2 tonnes	Cook Islands
1830s	200.3 tonnes	56.4 tonnes	143.9 tonnes	Cook Islands
1840s	209.48 tonnes	57.88 tonnes	151.6 tonnes	Cook Islands
1850s	218.55 tonnes	57.82 tonnes	160.73 tonnes	Cook Islands
1860s	225.21 tonnes	67.12 tonnes	158.09 tonnes	Cook Islands
1870s	228.63 tonnes	68.9 tonnes	159.73 tonnes	Cook Islands
1880s	230.9 tonnes	70.34 tonnes	160.56 tonnes	Cook Islands
1890s	231.61 tonnes	74.99 tonnes	156.62 tonnes	Cook Islands
1900s	219.9 tonnes	74.45 tonnes	145.46 tonnes	Cook Islands
1910s	193.5 tonnes	67.28 tonnes	126.22 tonnes	Cook Islands
1920s	222.26 tonnes	56.96 tonnes	165.3 tonnes	Cook Islands
1930s	315.27 tonnes	52.13 tonnes	263.14 tonnes	Cook Islands
1940s	419.38 tonnes	48.8 tonnes	370.57 tonnes	Cook Islands
1950s	446.12 tonnes	176 tonnes	270.12 tonnes	Cook Islands
1960s	319.03 tonnes	58.11 tonnes	260.92 tonnes	Cook Islands
1970s	476.29 tonnes	123.66 tonnes	352.63 tonnes	Cook Islands
1980s	606.54 tonnes	62.64 tonnes	543.9 tonnes	Cook Islands
1990s	425.8 tonnes	292.65 tonnes	133.15 tonnes	Cook Islands
2000s	429.78 tonnes	457.39 tonnes	27.61 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2010s	645.67 tonnes	486.68 tonnes	158.99 tonnes	Cook Islands
2020s	618.84 tonnes	436.83 tonnes	182.01 tonnes	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Cook Islands or Falkland Islands?: Cook Islands, at 610.84 tonnes against 445.69 tonnes in Falkland Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Cook Islands and Falkland Islands?: 165.15 tonnes, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Falkland Islands?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Cook Islands and Falkland Islands rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: Cook Islands ranks 209th and Falkland Islands ranks 212th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cook Islands vs Falkland Islands: emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid, drawing on Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/change-air-pollutant-emissions/cook-islands/falkland-islands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/change-air-pollutant-emissions/cook-islands/falkland-islands/">Cook Islands vs Falkland Islands: emissions of air pollutants</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.