Cook Islands vs Hungary: Carbon intensity of energy

Cook Islands
158.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Hungary
158.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
173rd
Hungary rank
174th

Carbon intensity of energy over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Hungary
100200300400196519942024

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 158.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 158.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Hungary, a difference of 0.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 174th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Hungary in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Hungary Difference Ahead
1980s 158.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 258.1 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 99.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Hungary
1990s 259.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 216.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 42.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Cook Islands
2000s 226.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 199.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 27.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Cook Islands
2010s 180.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 180.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 0.2497 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Cook Islands
2020s 183.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 166.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 17.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Cook Islands or Hungary?
Cook Islands, at 158.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 158.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Cook Islands and Hungary?
0.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Hungary?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Hungary rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
Cook Islands ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 174th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of energy
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.