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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.