Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Cook Islands
0 °C
in 2024
Kiribati
0 °C
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
203rd
Kiribati rank
204th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Kiribati, a difference of 0 °C.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Kiribati ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Cook Islands, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 0 °C, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Kiribati ranks 204th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.