Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Methane emissions
Cook Islands
14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati
31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
193rd
Kiribati rank
190th
Methane emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands, a difference of 16,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.2 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Kiribati ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Kiribati in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 628.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 1,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 673.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 1,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 716.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 1,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 766.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 2,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 2,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 965.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 2,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 2,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 2,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 3,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 904.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 6,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 9,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 916.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 12,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 13,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 916.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 17,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 18,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 18,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 15,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 16,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Kiribati ranks 190th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.