Cook Islands vs Kiribati: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Cook Islands
262.42 tonnes
in 2022
Kiribati
335.93 tonnes
in 2022
Cook Islands rank
205th
Kiribati rank
203rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 335.93 tonnes against 262.42 tonnes in Cook Islands, a difference of 73.51 tonnes.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kiribati ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 205th and Kiribati ranks 203rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.3384 tonnes | 0.6606 tonnes | 0.3222 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1760s | 0.3556 tonnes | 0.6947 tonnes | 0.339 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1770s | 0.3737 tonnes | 0.7304 tonnes | 0.3568 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1780s | 0.3924 tonnes | 0.7679 tonnes | 0.3755 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1790s | 0.4118 tonnes | 0.8071 tonnes | 0.3952 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1800s | 0.4319 tonnes | 0.8481 tonnes | 0.4161 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1810s | 0.4531 tonnes | 0.892 tonnes | 0.4389 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1820s | 0.4755 tonnes | 0.9393 tonnes | 0.4638 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1830s | 0.4983 tonnes | 0.9887 tonnes | 0.4904 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1840s | 0.5211 tonnes | 1.04 tonnes | 0.519 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1850s | 0.5437 tonnes | 1.26 tonnes | 0.7144 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 0.5602 tonnes | 1.72 tonnes | 1.16 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 0.5687 tonnes | 2.26 tonnes | 1.69 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 0.5744 tonnes | 2.98 tonnes | 2.41 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 0.5761 tonnes | 3.68 tonnes | 3.1 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 0.6938 tonnes | 4.12 tonnes | 3.42 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 0.9664 tonnes | 4.66 tonnes | 3.69 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 1.39 tonnes | 4.54 tonnes | 3.15 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 2 tonnes | 4.16 tonnes | 2.16 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 2.63 tonnes | 3.54 tonnes | 0.9153 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 3.5 tonnes | 2.87 tonnes | 0.6299 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 11.43 tonnes | 93.71 tonnes | 82.28 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 120.23 tonnes | 202.99 tonnes | 82.75 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 231.77 tonnes | 147.24 tonnes | 84.53 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 195.16 tonnes | 167.17 tonnes | 28 tonnes | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 290.39 tonnes | 311.76 tonnes | 21.37 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 273.03 tonnes | 344.03 tonnes | 71 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 257.05 tonnes | 328.02 tonnes | 70.97 tonnes | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 335.93 tonnes against 262.42 tonnes in Cook Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 73.51 tonnes, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 205th and Kiribati ranks 203rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.