Cook Islands vs Moldova: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cook Islands
0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova
0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
85th
Moldova rank
82nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 85th and Moldova ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1930s | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1960s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1970s | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1980s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1990s | 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | 0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2020s | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cook Islands or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 0.3344 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 Moldova?
- 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Moldova?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Moldova rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 85th and Moldova ranks 82nd 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.