Cook Islands vs Turkey: CO₂ emissions per capita
Cook Islands
5.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkey
5.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
56th
Turkey rank
55th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Cook Islands
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.87 tonnes per person against 5.82 tonnes per person in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Turkey ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 55th of 213 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5469 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.536 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.8988 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 0.656 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.1425 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 0.434 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | 0.1832 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.52 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 0.2645 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2020s | 5.09 tonnes per person | 5.33 tonnes per person | 0.2408 tonnes per person | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Cook Islands or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.87 tonnes per person against 5.82 tonnes per person in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Cook Islands and Turkey?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Turkey?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Turkey rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 55th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.