Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 15.88 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.88 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
25 %
in 1961
All-time low
15.53 %
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cook Islands, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Cook Islands is 15.88 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Cook Islands peaked at 25 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.53 %, in 2020.

That places Cook Islands 43rd out of 47 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25 % 25 % 25 % 9
1970s 25 % 25 % 25 % 10
1980s 25 % 25 % 25 % 10
1990s 21.62 % 20.65 % 25 % 10
2000s 17.07 % 16.03 % 20.61 % 10
2010s 15.78 % 15.57 % 15.98 % 10
2020s 15.81 % 15.53 % 15.88 % 5

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 40 Armenia 59.36 % compare
  2. 41 Uzbekistan 58.95 % compare
  3. 42 Afghanistan 58.39 % compare
  4. 43 Azerbaijan 57.76 % compare
  5. 43 Sudan (former) 57.76 % compare
  6. 45 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
  7. 46 Mozambique 56.11 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Cook Islands?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Cook Islands was 15.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 25 % in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 15.53 % in 2020.
How does Cook Islands rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Cook Islands ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.