Per capita methane emissions in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Per capita methane emissions was 1.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
86th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.41
in 1998
All-time low
0.1078
in 1850
Years of data
85
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Cook Islands, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Cook Islands stood at 1.02.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Cook Islands peaked at 1.41 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1078, in 1850.
Cook Islands ranks 86th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1078 | — |
| 1900 | 0.231 | +114.2% |
| 1902 | 0.255 | +10.4% |
| 1906 | 0.2486 | -2.5% |
| 1911 | 0.246 | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.2454 | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 0.2299 | -6.3% |
| 1926 | 0.2225 | -3.2% |
| 1936 | 0.2037 | -8.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2752 | +35.1% |
| 1950 | 0.3457 | +25.6% |
| 1951 | 0.3616 | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3768 | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3918 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4072 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4242 | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4433 | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 0.4642 | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 0.485 | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 0.5032 | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5175 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 0.5103 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5163 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5241 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5169 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5432 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3918 | -27.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4925 | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4952 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4984 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4809 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4747 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4006 | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4526 | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5184 | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.554 | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9243 | +66.8% |
| 1977 | 0.916 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9137 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8757 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8487 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8342 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8154 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7903 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7604 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7397 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7349 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7393 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7379 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7325 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7253 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7053 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7324 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9089 | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9866 | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 1.21 | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.41 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.19 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +114.2% | 0.1078 | 0.231 |
| 1976 | +66.8% | 0.554 | 0.9243 |
| 1945 | +35.1% | 0.2037 | 0.2752 |
| 1966 | -27.9% | 0.5432 | 0.3918 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1078 | 0.1078 | 0.1078 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2449 | 0.231 | 0.255 | 3 |
| 1910s | 0.2457 | 0.2454 | 0.246 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.2262 | 0.2225 | 0.2299 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.2037 | 0.2037 | 0.2037 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2752 | 0.2752 | 0.2752 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4203 | 0.3457 | 0.5032 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5006 | 0.3918 | 0.5432 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6511 | 0.4006 | 0.9243 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7733 | 0.7325 | 0.8487 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 0.7053 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 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 per capita methane emissions in Cook Islands?
- Per capita methane emissions in Cook Islands was 1.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 in 1998.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1078 in 1850.
- How does Cook Islands rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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