Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 15.88 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cook Islands, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 40 Armenia 59.36 % compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 58.95 % compare
- 42 Afghanistan 58.39 % compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 57.76 % compare
- 43 Sudan (former) 57.76 % compare
- 45 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
- 46 Mozambique 56.11 % 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 Standard 15.19 million SLC (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 — 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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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.