Cook Islands vs Turkey: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.