Cook Islands vs Finland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cook Islands
6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
53rd
Finland rank
54th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cook Islands
- Finland
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 53rd and Finland ranks 54th of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.1346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cook Islands or Finland?
- Cook Islands, at 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cook Islands and Finland?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Finland?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Finland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cook Islands ranks 53rd and Finland ranks 54th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.