Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Nitrous oxide emissions

Cook Islands
4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati
7,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
194th
Kiribati rank
191st

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 7,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands, a difference of 2,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.6 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 194th and Kiribati ranks 191st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 14 and Kiribati in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Kiribati Difference Ahead
1850s 358.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 333.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1860s 383.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 358.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1870s 474.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 432.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1880s 611.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 541.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1890s 614.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 558.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1900s 651.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 603.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1910s 797.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 722.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1920s 882.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 795.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 87.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1930s 930.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 855.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1940s 1,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1950s 1,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1960s 1,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1970s 2,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 327.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1980s 3,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 588.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1990s 4,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 956.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2000s 4,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 973.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
2010s 4,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
2020s 4,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 7,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
2,907 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
Cook Islands ranks 194th and Kiribati ranks 191st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide 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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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