Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
203rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Cook Islands, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Cook Islands is 0 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Cook Islands peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Cook Islands 203rd out of 215 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.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.5% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.1% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.3% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.9% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.5% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.1% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.2% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.8% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.7% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.7% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.3% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 °C compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 0 °C compare
- 202 Nauru 0 °C compare
- 204 Kiribati 0 °C compare
- 205 Marshall Islands 0 °C compare
- 206 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 °C compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 29.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Cook Islands?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Cook Islands was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Cook Islands rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Cook Islands ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.