Cook Islands vs Liechtenstein: Greenhouse gas emissions

Cook Islands
88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liechtenstein
147,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
195th
Liechtenstein rank
193rd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

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How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 147,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands, a difference of 58,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Liechtenstein's figure about 1.7 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liechtenstein ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 195th and Liechtenstein ranks 193rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
1850s 4,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1860s 4,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1870s 5,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1880s 5,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1890s 6,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1900s 6,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1910s 7,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1920s 9,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1930s 10,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1940s 14,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1950s 21,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cook Islands
1960s 24,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1970s 35,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 155,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 120,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1980s 51,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 184,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 132,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1990s 66,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 235,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 168,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
2000s 69,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 236,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 167,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
2010s 86,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 177,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
2020s 82,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 149,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cook Islands or Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein, at 147,006 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 Liechtenstein?
58,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Liechtenstein?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Liechtenstein rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Cook Islands ranks 195th and Liechtenstein ranks 193rd 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.