Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 2.68 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Cook Islands, 1969–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions in Cook Islands stood at 2.68 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Cook Islands peaked at 2.68 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,992 tonnes, in 1969.
Cook Islands ranks 207th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,992 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 1 |
| 1970s | 85,371 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 179,536 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 391,315 tonnes | 208,848 tonnes | 509,296 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 748,555 tonnes | 549,600 tonnes | 967,296 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 204 Marshall Islands 4.01 million tonnes compare
- 205 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.90 million tonnes compare
- 206 Anguilla 3.59 million tonnes compare
- 208 Kiribati 2.33 million tonnes compare
- 209 Montserrat 1.68 million tonnes compare
- 210 Christmas Island 1.33 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Cook Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.82 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.82 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.82 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 5.82 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.0% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions 0.0% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 2.68 million tonnes (2024)
- Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita 5.82 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Cook Islands?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Cook Islands was 2.68 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,992 tonnes in 1969.
- How does Cook Islands rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.