Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Cook Islands
0.0%
in 2024
Kiribati
0.0%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
205th
Kiribati rank
206th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Kiribati ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 205th and Kiribati ranks 206th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Kiribati in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Cook Islands, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Cook Islands ranks 205th and Kiribati ranks 206th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.