Emissions of air pollutants in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Emissions of air pollutants was 616.51 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
616.51 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
207th
of 220 countries
All-time high
874.08 tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
0.6133 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Cook Islands, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Cook Islands is 616.51 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Cook Islands peaked at 874.08 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6133 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Cook Islands 207th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.6133 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.6165 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 0.6197 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 0.6229 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 0.6261 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 0.6293 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 0.6325 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 0.6357 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 0.639 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 0.6422 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 0.6454 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 0.6487 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 0.6521 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 0.6555 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 0.6588 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 0.6622 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 0.6656 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 0.6689 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 0.6723 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 0.6757 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 0.679 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 0.6826 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 0.6861 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 0.6896 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 0.6932 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 0.6967 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 0.7002 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 0.7038 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 0.7073 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 0.7108 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.7143 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.7181 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 0.7218 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 0.7255 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 0.7292 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 0.7329 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.7366 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.7403 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.744 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.7477 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.7514 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.7553 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.7592 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.7631 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.767 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.7708 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.7747 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.7786 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.7825 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 0.7864 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.7903 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 0.7963 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 0.8024 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 0.8086 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 0.8147 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 0.8209 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 0.8271 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 0.8332 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 0.8394 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 0.8457 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 0.8519 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 0.8587 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 0.8654 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 0.8722 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 0.879 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 0.8858 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 0.8926 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 0.8995 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 0.9064 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 0.9133 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 0.9202 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 0.9274 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 0.9347 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 0.9419 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 0.9492 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 0.9564 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 0.9637 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 0.971 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 0.9784 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 0.9858 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 0.9932 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 1 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 1.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 1.02 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 1.02 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 1.03 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 1.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 1.05 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 1.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 1.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 1.07 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 1.08 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 1.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 1.1 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 1.1 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 1.11 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 1.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 1.13 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 1.14 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 1.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 1.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 1.16 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 1.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 1.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 1.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 1.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.21 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.22 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.22 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 1.24 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1.25 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 1.26 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.27 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 1.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 1.3 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 1.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 1.32 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 1.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 1.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 1.35 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 1.36 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.37 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 1.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 1.39 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 1.41 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 1.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 1.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 1.44 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 1.45 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 1.46 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 1.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 1.49 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 1.5 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 1.52 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 1.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 1.54 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 1.56 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 1.57 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 1.59 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 1.6 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 1.62 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 1.64 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 1.65 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 1.67 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 1.68 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.7 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 1.71 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 1.73 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 1.74 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 2.22 tonnes | +27.4% |
| 1902 | 2.7 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 1903 | 3.19 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1904 | 3.67 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1905 | 4.16 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1906 | 4.65 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1907 | 5.15 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1908 | 5.65 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1909 | 6.15 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1910 | 6.66 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1911 | 7.16 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1912 | 7.66 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1913 | 8.17 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1914 | 8.67 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1915 | 9.18 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1916 | 9.69 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1917 | 10.2 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1918 | 10.72 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1919 | 11.23 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1920 | 11.75 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1921 | 12.3 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1922 | 12.85 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 13.43 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1924 | 13.99 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1925 | 14.63 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1926 | 15.24 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1927 | 15.82 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1928 | 16.4 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1929 | 16.99 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 17.54 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1931 | 18.1 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 18.64 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 19.19 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 19.75 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 20.3 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 20.92 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1937 | 21.53 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 22.15 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 22.75 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 23.38 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 23.94 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 24.48 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1943 | 25.03 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1944 | 25.59 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 26.14 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 26.72 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1947 | 27.31 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 27.88 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 28.49 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 29.08 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 30.41 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 31.54 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 32.63 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 33.79 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 35.08 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 36.53 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 38.14 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 39.82 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1959 | 41.43 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 42.82 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 44.41 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 44.59 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 44.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 44.81 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 45.29 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 46.07 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 47.18 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 48.48 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 135.05 tonnes | +178.6% |
| 1970 | 134.33 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 134.78 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 150.48 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 150.58 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 158.72 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 198.35 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 208.38 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 467.78 tonnes | +124.5% |
| 1978 | 395.8 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 355.93 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 391.2 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 836.69 tonnes | +113.9% |
| 1982 | 691.7 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 694.1 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 647.01 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 575.51 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 572.62 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 568.63 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 541.79 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 467.63 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 566.75 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 587.81 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 628.61 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 645.13 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 739.95 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 750.57 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 734.19 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 666.86 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 689.98 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 755.02 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 861.34 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 839.69 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 449.18 tonnes | -46.5% |
| 2003 | 390.13 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 727.63 tonnes | +86.5% |
| 2005 | 874.08 tonnes | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 849.37 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 720.27 tonnes | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 690.76 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 616.86 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 645.62 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 685.19 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 678.38 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 663.72 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 731.06 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 743.29 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 744.31 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 699.17 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 736.3 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 700.28 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 582.13 tonnes | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 607.6 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 616.51 tonnes | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +178.6% | 48.48 tonnes | 135.05 tonnes |
| 1977 | +124.5% | 208.38 tonnes | 467.78 tonnes |
| 1981 | +113.9% | 391.2 tonnes | 836.69 tonnes |
| 2004 | +86.5% | 390.13 tonnes | 727.63 tonnes |
| 2002 | -46.5% | 839.69 tonnes | 449.18 tonnes |
| 1901 | +27.4% | 1.74 tonnes | 2.22 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.6277 tonnes | 0.6133 tonnes | 0.6422 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.6605 tonnes | 0.6454 tonnes | 0.6757 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.6949 tonnes | 0.679 tonnes | 0.7108 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.731 tonnes | 0.7143 tonnes | 0.7477 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.7689 tonnes | 0.7514 tonnes | 0.7864 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.8179 tonnes | 0.7903 tonnes | 0.8457 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.8825 tonnes | 0.8519 tonnes | 0.9133 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.9529 tonnes | 0.9202 tonnes | 0.9858 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.03 tonnes | 0.9932 tonnes | 1.06 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.11 tonnes | 1.07 tonnes | 1.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.19 tonnes | 1.15 tonnes | 1.23 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.29 tonnes | 1.24 tonnes | 1.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.4 tonnes | 1.35 tonnes | 1.45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.52 tonnes | 1.46 tonnes | 1.57 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes | 1.59 tonnes | 1.73 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.93 tonnes | 1.74 tonnes | 6.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.94 tonnes | 6.66 tonnes | 11.23 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 14.34 tonnes | 11.75 tonnes | 16.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 20.09 tonnes | 17.54 tonnes | 22.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 25.9 tonnes | 23.38 tonnes | 28.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 34.85 tonnes | 29.08 tonnes | 41.43 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.33 tonnes | 42.82 tonnes | 135.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 235.51 tonnes | 134.33 tonnes | 467.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 598.69 tonnes | 391.2 tonnes | 836.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 676.49 tonnes | 566.75 tonnes | 755.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 701.93 tonnes | 390.13 tonnes | 874.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 702.73 tonnes | 645.62 tonnes | 744.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 602.08 tonnes | 582.13 tonnes | 616.51 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 774.39 tonnes compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 768.23 tonnes compare
- 206 Falkland Islands 643.99 tonnes compare
- 208 Kiribati 594.77 tonnes compare
- 209 Western Sahara 571.23 tonnes compare
- 210 American Samoa 497.74 tonnes compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 6.54 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -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) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.78 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Cook Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Cook Islands was 616.51 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 874.08 tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6133 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Cook Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Cook Islands ranks 207th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.