Human caused air pollution exposure in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Human caused air pollution exposure was 1.14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
232nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 2019
All-time low
0.79
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 1.14 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Cook Islands peaked at 1.29 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.79, in 1998.
That places Cook Islands 232nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.79 | — |
| 1999 | 0.91 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 1 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.97 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.09 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.97 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.17 | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 1.28 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.24 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.29 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 1.27 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1.14 | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 0.98 | 1.29 | 5 |
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More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 9.19 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 9.38 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Cook Islands?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Cook Islands was 1.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 in 1998.
- How does Cook Islands rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Cook Islands ranks 232nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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