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