Christmas Island vs Cook Islands: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Christmas Island
0 °C
in 2024
Cook Islands
0 °C
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
209th
Cook Islands rank
207th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Christmas Island
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Christmas Island, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 2.5 times Christmas Island's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 209th and Cook Islands ranks 207th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 3 and Cook Islands in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Christmas Island or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Christmas Island as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Christmas Island and Cook Islands?
- 0 °C, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Cook Islands?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Cook Islands rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Christmas Island ranks 209th and Cook Islands ranks 207th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.