Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cook Islands, 1969–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cook Islands stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cook Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1969.
That places Cook Islands 190th out of 194 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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +95.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +46.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +30.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +22.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +19.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +95.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +46.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +30.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1981 | +29.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1977 | +28.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 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% | 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)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cook Islands?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cook Islands was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1969.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cook Islands ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).