Cook Islands vs Melanesia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land

Cook Islands
6.89 t CO2eq/ha
in 2023
Melanesia
1.74 t CO2eq/ha
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
11th
Melanesia rank
10th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Melanesia
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 6.89 t CO2eq/ha against 1.74 t CO2eq/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 5.15 t CO2eq/ha.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 4.0 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 190 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Melanesia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.41 t CO2eq/ha 2.02 t CO2eq/ha 1.4 t CO2eq/ha Cook Islands
2000s 6.28 t CO2eq/ha 2.08 t CO2eq/ha 4.2 t CO2eq/ha Cook Islands
2010s 9.13 t CO2eq/ha 1.85 t CO2eq/ha 7.29 t CO2eq/ha Cook Islands
2020s 7.37 t CO2eq/ha 1.66 t CO2eq/ha 5.71 t CO2eq/ha Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land, Cook Islands or Melanesia?
Cook Islands, at 6.89 t CO2eq/ha against 1.74 t CO2eq/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land between Cook Islands and Melanesia?
5.15 t CO2eq/ha, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Melanesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Melanesia rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
Cook Islands ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land
Unit
t CO2eq/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.