Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cook Islands, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cook Islands stood at 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 85 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cook Islands peaked at 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Cook Islands ranks 85th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 |
| 1910s | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 82 Moldova 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Senegal 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 Somalia 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Belize 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Zimbabwe 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cook Islands?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cook Islands was 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Cook Islands rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 85th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.