Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
207th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cook Islands, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cook Islands is 0 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cook Islands peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Cook Islands 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +100.6% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.5% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +33.7% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.4% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.4% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.0% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.6% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +12.8% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.4% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.2% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +100.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +33.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 204 Marshall Islands 0 °C compare
- 205 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 °C compare
- 206 Anguilla 0 °C compare
- 208 Montserrat 0 °C compare
- 209 Christmas Island 0 °C compare
- 210 Wallis and Futuna 0 °C compare
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)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cook Islands?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cook Islands was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Cook Islands rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Cook Islands ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.