Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Cook Islands
2.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Kiribati
2.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
207th
Kiribati rank
208th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 2.33 million tonnes in Kiribati, a difference of 355,670 tonnes.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Kiribati ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 207th and Kiribati ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,992 tonnes | 142,896 tonnes | 131,904 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 85,371 tonnes | 300,448 tonnes | 215,077 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 391,315 tonnes | 561,325 tonnes | 170,010 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 748,555 tonnes | 805,347 tonnes | 56,792 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 97,097 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 264,906 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 341,530 tonnes | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Cook Islands, at 2.68 million tonnes against 2.33 million tonnes in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 355,670 tonnes, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 207th and Kiribati ranks 208th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.