Cook Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Nitrous oxide emissions

Cook Islands
4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
194th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
195th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 2,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 2.0 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.

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

Cook Islands ranks 194th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 195th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1850s 358.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 324.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1860s 383.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 346.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1870s 474.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 431.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1880s 611.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 561.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1890s 614.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 560.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1900s 651.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 591.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1910s 797.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 730.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1920s 882.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 807.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1930s 930.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 848.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1940s 1,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 102.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1950s 1,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 137.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1960s 1,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1970s 2,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 228.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1980s 3,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 264.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1990s 4,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 322.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2000s 4,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2010s 4,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2020s 4,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Cook Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Cook Islands, at 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Cook Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
2,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Cook Islands ranks 194th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 195th 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.