Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 45 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cook Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 45 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Cook Islands peaked at 49.02 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.67 %, in 1961.
Cook Islands ranks 100th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.33 % | +99.9% |
| 1985 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40 % | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.87 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.74 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 39.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 39.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.02 % | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 48.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.45 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 48.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 48.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 48.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 47.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.11 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.95 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.49 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 45 % | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 45 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.67 % | 16.67 % | 16.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.67 % | 16.67 % | 16.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.67 % | 16.67 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.53 % | 33.33 % | 40 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.67 % | 39.2 % | 49.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.18 % | 46.49 % | 47.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.27 % | 45 % | 46.33 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 97 Caribbean 45.59 % compare
- 98 Sri Lanka 45.48 % compare
- 99 Cuba 45.44 % compare
- 101 Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.99 % compare
- 102 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.49 % compare
- 103 Philippines 43.86 % 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Cook Islands?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Cook Islands was 45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 49.02 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 % in 1961.
- How does Cook Islands rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Cook Islands ranks 100th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.