Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Nitrous oxide emissions

Cook Islands
4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tuvalu
1,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
194th
Tuvalu rank
196th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tuvalu, a difference of 3,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 3.2 times Tuvalu's.

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

Cook Islands ranks 194th and Tuvalu ranks 196th 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 Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1850s 358.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 274.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1860s 383.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 293.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1870s 474.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 360.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1880s 611.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 151.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 460.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1890s 614.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 150.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 464.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1900s 651.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 492.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1910s 797.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 198.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 599.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1920s 882.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 221.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 661.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1930s 930.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 233.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 696.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1940s 1,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 302.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 871.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1950s 1,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 437.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1960s 1,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 515.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1970s 2,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 556.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1980s 3,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 769.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1990s 4,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2000s 4,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2010s 4,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
2020s 4,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,149 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 Tuvalu?
Cook Islands, at 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
3,112 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
Cook Islands ranks 194th and Tuvalu ranks 196th 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.