Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Share of global methane emissions

Cook Islands
0.0%
in 2024
Kiribati
0.0%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
193rd
Kiribati rank
190th

Share of global methane emissions over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.1 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Kiribati ranks 190th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Kiribati in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Kiribati Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1860s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cook Islands
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cook Islands
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cook Islands
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cook Islands
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
0.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Kiribati ranks 190th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global methane emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.