Per capita nitrous oxide in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.3275 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3275
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
85th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3275
in 2024
All-time low
0.0209
in 1850
Years of data
85
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide in Cook Islands, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Cook Islands stood at 0.3275. 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 in Cook Islands peaked at 0.3275 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0209, 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.
Per capita nitrous oxide in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0209 | — |
| 1900 | 0.0636 | +204.7% |
| 1902 | 0.072 | +13.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0805 | +11.7% |
| 1911 | 0.089 | +10.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0918 | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0888 | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0902 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0775 | -14.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0852 | +10.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1026 | +20.4% |
| 1951 | 0.102 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1023 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1025 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1028 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1032 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1038 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1042 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1044 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1044 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1054 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1047 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1063 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1035 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1065 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.079 | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0929 | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0907 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.091 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0916 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0928 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0797 | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0919 | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1108 | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1218 | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2165 | +77.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2176 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2166 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2086 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2036 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2253 | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2187 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2105 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1966 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1961 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1826 | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1869 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1915 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1848 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2028 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1818 | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2183 | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2443 | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2627 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2631 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2749 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2908 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3209 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2946 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2885 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2704 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2376 | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2294 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2571 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2985 | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3029 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2819 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2865 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2568 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2632 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2608 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2702 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2662 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2725 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2647 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2759 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2792 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2855 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2909 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2889 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.301 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3091 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3195 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3275 | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +204.7% | 0.0209 | 0.0636 |
| 1976 | +77.7% | 0.1218 | 0.2165 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0209 | 0.0209 | 0.0209 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.072 | 0.0636 | 0.0805 | 3 |
| 1910s | 0.0904 | 0.089 | 0.0918 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.0895 | 0.0888 | 0.0902 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0775 | 0.0775 | 0.0775 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0852 | 0.0852 | 0.0852 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.103 | 0.102 | 0.1044 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0984 | 0.079 | 0.1065 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1448 | 0.0797 | 0.2176 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1997 | 0.1826 | 0.2253 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2554 | 0.1818 | 0.3209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.271 | 0.2294 | 0.3029 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2729 | 0.2608 | 0.2909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3092 | 0.2889 | 0.3275 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3984 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 3.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0083 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in Cook Islands?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in Cook Islands was 0.3275 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3275 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 in 1850.
- How does Cook Islands rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Cook Islands ranks 85th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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