Cook Islands vs Uruguay: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Cook Islands
4.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
4.5%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
36th
Uruguay rank
39th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 1.2% | 10.8% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 6.0% | -1.5% | 7.5% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 4.1% | 6.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.7% | -1.5% | 4.2% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 4.8% | 4.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Cook Islands or Uruguay?
- Cook Islands, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Cook Islands and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Uruguay?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Uruguay rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.