Carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Carbon intensity vs gdp was 158.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands stood at 158.88.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands peaked at 365.43 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89.55, in 1984.
Cook Islands ranks 173rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 238.8 | — |
| 1981 | 269.39 | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 209.53 | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 209.53 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 89.55 | -57.3% |
| 1985 | 89.8 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 119.73 | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 119.73 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 119.4 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 119.73 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 219.5 | +83.3% |
| 1991 | 319.17 | +45.4% |
| 1992 | 218.78 | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 239.33 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 239.33 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 239.33 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 278.45 | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 279.21 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 279.21 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 279.21 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 187.45 | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 210.56 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 311.09 | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 365.43 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 231.87 | -36.5% |
| 2005 | 165.48 | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 174.72 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 207.09 | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 201.56 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 206.63 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 194.4 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 191.47 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 189.19 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 189.91 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 179.84 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 184.8 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 178 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 166.54 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 163.25 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 170.59 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 200.37 | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 211.13 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 185.69 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 162.05 | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 158.88 | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +83.3% | 119.73 | 219.5 |
| 1984 | -57.3% | 209.53 | 89.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 158.52 | 89.55 | 269.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 259.15 | 218.78 | 319.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.19 | 165.48 | 365.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.8 | 163.25 | 194.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.62 | 158.88 | 211.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More climate change data for Cook Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 25,902 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 35.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0005 kt (2050)
- Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands?
- Carbon intensity vs gdp in Cook Islands was 158.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 365.43 in 2003.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.55 in 1984.
- How does Cook Islands rank for carbon intensity vs gdp?
- Cook Islands ranks 173rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs gdp rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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