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