Cook Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Cook Islands
6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
52nd
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
54th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 52nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1900s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1910s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1920s | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1930s | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1940s | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1950s | 0.1346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1960s | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Cook Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Cook Islands, at 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 52nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 54th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.