Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Cook Islands, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Cook Islands peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Cook Islands ranks 192nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.6719 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5654 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3984 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,504 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.156 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.1015 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -153.83 millimeters (2025)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 90.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 72.4% (2024)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Cook Islands?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 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 by gas recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 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 by gas?
- Cook Islands ranks 192nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 by gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.