Cook Islands vs Polynesia: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Cook Islands
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 14.8 % against 14.23 % in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.57 %.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 116th and Polynesia ranks 113th of 234 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Polynesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 % | 16.02 % | 8.98 % | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 25 % | 17.22 % | 7.78 % | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 25 % | 18.11 % | 6.89 % | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 21.62 % | 14.9 % | 6.72 % | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 17.07 % | 13.76 % | 3.31 % | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 15.78 % | 15.59 % | 0.184 % | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 14.49 % | 14.85 % | 0.362 % | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Cook Islands or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 14.8 % against 14.23 % in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Cook Islands and Polynesia?
- 0.57 %, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Polynesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Polynesia rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Cook Islands ranks 116th and Polynesia ranks 113th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.