Cook Islands vs Greece: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cook Islands
6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece
6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
53rd
Greece rank
56th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cook Islands
- Greece
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 53rd and Greece ranks 56th of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 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 | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
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 Greece?
- Cook Islands, at 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cook Islands and Greece?
- 0.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Greece?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Greece rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cook Islands ranks 53rd and Greece ranks 56th 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.