Agricultural land — Area in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Agricultural land — Area was 3.81 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Cook Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Cook Islands is 3.81 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Cook Islands peaked at 6 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.73 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Cook Islands 237th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.99 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.98 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.97 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.96 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.95 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.93 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.92 1000 ha | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 3.91 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.89 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.88 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.87 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.86 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.85 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.84 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.82 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.81 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.79 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.78 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.77 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.76 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.75 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.74 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.73 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.81 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 1000 ha | 4.96 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 1000 ha | 3.85 1000 ha | 4.95 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 1000 ha | 3.74 1000 ha | 3.84 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 1000 ha | 3.73 1000 ha | 3.81 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 234 Niue 4.8 1000 ha compare
- 235 Palau 4.3 1000 ha compare
- 236 China, Hong Kong SAR 4 1000 ha compare
- 238 Wallis and Futuna Islands 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 239 Montserrat 3 1000 ha compare
- 240 United States Virgin Islands 2.88 1000 ha compare
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) — 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 2.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Cook Islands?
- Agricultural land — area in Cook Islands was 3.81 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Cook Islands rank for agricultural land — area?
- Cook Islands ranks 237th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.