Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.0% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
230th
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1700
All-time low
0.0%
in 2100
Years of data
164
1700–2100
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Cook Islands, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions and population in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 164 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Cook Islands peaked at 0.0% in 1700 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2100.
That places Cook Islands 230th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.0% | -33.4% |
| 1843 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 1850 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -55.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2027 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2028 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2029 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2031 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2032 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2033 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2034 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2036 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2037 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2038 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2039 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2040 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2041 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2042 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2043 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2044 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2045 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2046 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2047 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2048 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2049 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2050 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2051 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2052 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2053 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2054 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2055 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2056 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2057 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2058 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2059 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2060 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2061 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2062 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2063 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2064 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2065 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2066 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2067 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2068 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2069 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2070 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2071 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2072 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2073 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2075 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2076 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2077 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2078 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2079 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2080 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2081 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2082 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2085 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2086 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2087 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2088 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2089 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2090 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2091 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2093 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2094 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2095 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2097 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2098 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2099 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 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 | -55.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1800 | -33.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 227 Palau 0.0% compare
- 228 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 229 Saint Barthelemy 0.0% compare
- 231 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
- 232 Tokelau 0.0% compare
- 233 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions and population in Cook Islands?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Cook Islands was 0.0% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1700.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2100.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Cook Islands ranks 230th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.