Cook Islands vs Dominican Republic: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cook Islands
0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
85th
Dominican Republic rank
84th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 85th and Dominican Republic ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cook Islands or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cook Islands and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Dominican Republic?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Dominican Republic rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 85th and Dominican Republic ranks 84th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.