Cook Islands vs Montserrat: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Cook Islands
2.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Montserrat
1.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
207th
Montserrat rank
209th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Montserrat
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Montserrat, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.6 times Montserrat's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Montserrat ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 207th and Montserrat ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Montserrat in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,992 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 36,640 tonnes | Montserrat |
| 1970s | 85,371 tonnes | 131,538 tonnes | 46,166 tonnes | Montserrat |
| 1980s | 391,315 tonnes | 336,355 tonnes | 54,960 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 748,555 tonnes | 628,010 tonnes | 120,546 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 1.26 million tonnes | 976,456 tonnes | 285,792 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 554,362 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 901,662 tonnes | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Cook Islands or Montserrat?
- Cook Islands, at 2.68 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Montserrat as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Cook Islands and Montserrat?
- 1.01 million tonnes, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Montserrat?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Montserrat rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 207th and Montserrat ranks 209th 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.