Cook Islands vs Slovakia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cook Islands
6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovakia
6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
53rd
Slovakia rank
52nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cook Islands
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 85 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 0.1346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cook Islands and Slovakia?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Slovakia?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Slovakia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cook Islands ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 52nd 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.