Christmas Island vs Cook Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Christmas Island
1.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Cook Islands
2.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
210th
Cook Islands rank
207th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Christmas Island
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Christmas Island, a difference of 1.35 million tonnes.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 2.0 times Christmas Island's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Christmas Island ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 210th and Cook Islands ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 4 and Cook Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 509,662 tonnes | 85,371 tonnes | 424,291 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 1980s | 1.21 million tonnes | 296,784 tonnes | 910,501 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 1990s | 1.33 million tonnes | 840,277 tonnes | 489,753 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 2000s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 67,782 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 2010s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 629,110 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 1.33 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Christmas Island or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 2.68 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Christmas Island as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Christmas Island and Cook Islands?
- 1.35 million tonnes, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Cook Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Cook Islands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th and Cook Islands ranks 207th 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 by world region. 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.