Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cook Islands
88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati
110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
195th
Kiribati rank
194th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands, a difference of 22,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 195th and Kiribati ranks 194th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 13 and Kiribati in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1860s | 4,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1870s | 5,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1880s | 5,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1890s | 6,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1900s | 6,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1910s | 7,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1920s | 9,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1930s | 10,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1940s | 14,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 21,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 24,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 35,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 51,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 66,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 69,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 919.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 86,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 82,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 22,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 195th and Kiribati ranks 194th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.