Cook Islands Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
112,081
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4.26%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
6.59
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in the Cook Islands were 112,081 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4.3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 4,578 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 107,503 tons.
- Per capita: 6.59 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- the Cook Islands accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 112,081 | 100,488 | 7,599 | 3,993 | – | 6.59 | 4.26% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 107,503 | 95,779 | 7,716 | 4,008 | – | 6.32 | 0.37% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 107,111 | 95,537 | 7,552 | 4,022 | – | 6.3 | 10.18% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 97,218 | 85,626 | 7,650 | 3,943 | – | 5.72 | 12.62% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 86,325 | 74,790 | 7,726 | 3,809 | – | 4.93 | −29.34% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 122,172 | 109,395 | 8,143 | 4,635 | – | 7 | −0.09% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 122,282 | 109,130 | 8,377 | 4,775 | – | 7.02 | 7.58% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 113,665 | 100,652 | 8,322 | 4,692 | – | 6.54 | −4.21% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 118,666 | 105,442 | 8,402 | 4,822 | – | 6.83 | 4.86% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 113,170 | 99,983 | 8,467 | 4,721 | – | 6.49 | −8.89% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 124,207 | 110,565 | 8,603 | 5,039 | – | 7.06 | 5.96% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 117,221 | 103,604 | 8,659 | 4,958 | – | 6.6 | 4.55% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 112,121 | 98,109 | 9,013 | 4,998 | – | 6.23 | 4.63% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 107,160 | 93,269 | 9,044 | 4,847 | – | 5.87 | 11.04% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 96,505 | 82,648 | 9,089 | 4,768 | – | 5.2 | 21.8% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 79,234 | 65,715 | 9,060 | 4,458 | – | 4.2 | −9.48% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 87,527 | 73,683 | 9,092 | 4,752 | – | 4.56 | 2.15% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 85,688 | 71,903 | 9,098 | 4,686 | – | 4.39 | −12.42% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 97,834 | 83,959 | 9,085 | 4,789 | – | 4.97 | 3.07% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 94,920 | 81,099 | 9,076 | 4,745 | – | 4.82 | 51.46% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 62,669 | 49,646 | 8,840 | 4,182 | – | 3.21 | 45.71% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 43,010 | 30,765 | 8,494 | 3,751 | – | 2.25 | −6.28% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 45,891 | 33,569 | 8,423 | 3,899 | – | 2.45 | −37.67% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 73,629 | 60,603 | 8,496 | 4,530 | – | 4.02 | −0.25% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 73,817 | 60,157 | 8,937 | 4,723 | – | 4.07 | 21.37% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 60,820 | 46,793 | 9,066 | 4,962 | – | 3.36 | −2.48% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 62,368 | 46,870 | 9,905 | 5,593 | – | 3.41 | 3.35% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 60,345 | 45,544 | 9,532 | 5,269 | – | 3.25 | 3.03% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 58,570 | 44,217 | 9,251 | 5,102 | – | 3.11 | 1.44% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 57,737 | 43,816 | 8,915 | 5,006 | – | 3.05 | −6.91% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 62,025 | 48,304 | 8,679 | 5,042 | – | 3.27 | 3.9% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 59,697 | 47,003 | 8,122 | 4,572 | – | 3.16 | 3.02% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 57,946 | 46,495 | 7,169 | 4,282 | – | 3.1 | 45.25% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 39,895 | 29,358 | 6,941 | 3,596 | – | 2.15 | −23.17% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 51,928 | 40,812 | 7,182 | 3,934 | – | 2.83 | 3.36% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 50,239 | 39,425 | 7,244 | 3,570 | – | 2.76 | −3.27% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 51,935 | 40,934 | 7,203 | 3,799 | – | 2.87 | 1.1% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 51,371 | 40,658 | 7,030 | 3,682 | – | 2.86 | 11.55% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 46,053 | 35,701 | 6,888 | 3,464 | – | 2.58 | −30.41% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 66,182 | 55,173 | 7,139 | 3,870 | – | 3.73 | 7.35% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 61,650 | 49,984 | 7,685 | 3,982 | – | 3.5 | −10.66% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 69,009 | 56,049 | 8,401 | 4,559 | – | 3.95 | −2.22% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 70,577 | 56,726 | 8,999 | 4,852 | – | 4.06 | −2.45% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 72,349 | 57,592 | 9,542 | 5,215 | – | 4.15 | 63.64% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 44,211 | 29,117 | 9,910 | 5,185 | – | 2.51 | 3.86% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 42,569 | 27,038 | 10,498 | 5,033 | – | 2.36 | 1.59% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 41,901 | 25,160 | 11,238 | 5,504 | – | 2.26 | −0.1% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 41,945 | 25,357 | 11,323 | 5,265 | – | 2.19 | 2.06% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 41,098 | 24,014 | 11,802 | 5,282 | – | 2.07 | 19.34% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 34,439 | 24,376 | 7,299 | 2,764 | – | 1.69 | −12.06% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 39,161 | 29,524 | 7,052 | 2,585 | – | 1.88 | 19.4% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 32,798 | 24,051 | 6,560 | 2,187 | – | 1.55 | 16.39% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 28,179 | 19,987 | 6,342 | 1,849 | – | 1.32 | 1.56% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 27,746 | 18,745 | 6,808 | 2,193 | – | 1.29 | 0.79% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 27,528 | 18,744 | 6,742 | 2,041 | – | 1.29 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Cook Islands CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of the Cook Islands
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).