Cook Islands vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Other — Emissions per capita

Cook Islands
0.08 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0.02 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
10th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
11th

Other — Emissions per capita over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 0.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.06 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 4.0 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 10th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th of 218 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.032 t CO2eq/cap 0.029 t CO2eq/cap 0.003 t CO2eq/cap Cook Islands
2000s 0.046 t CO2eq/cap 0.024 t CO2eq/cap 0.022 t CO2eq/cap Cook Islands
2010s 0.054 t CO2eq/cap 0.02 t CO2eq/cap 0.034 t CO2eq/cap Cook Islands
2020s 0.07 t CO2eq/cap 0.02 t CO2eq/cap 0.05 t CO2eq/cap Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions per capita, Cook Islands or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Cook Islands, at 0.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions per capita between Cook Islands and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
0.06 t CO2eq/cap, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for other — emissions per capita?
Cook Islands ranks 10th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 8,276 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.