Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Methane emissions

Cook Islands
14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tuvalu
7,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
193rd
Tuvalu rank
195th

Methane emissions over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tuvalu, a difference of 7,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 2.0 times Tuvalu's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Tuvalu ranks 195th of 199 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1850s 1,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 673.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1860s 1,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 735.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1870s 1,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 829.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1880s 1,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 959.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1890s 2,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 937.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1900s 2,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 842.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1910s 2,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 755.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1920s 2,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 655.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1930s 2,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 641.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1940s 3,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1950s 6,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1960s 9,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1970s 12,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1980s 13,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1990s 17,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2000s 18,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2010s 18,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2020s 15,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Cook Islands or Tuvalu?
Cook Islands, at 14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
7,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for methane emissions?
Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Tuvalu ranks 195th 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.