Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 45 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 231 countries
All-time high
49.02 %
in 2002
All-time low
16.67 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cook Islands, 1961–2024

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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 92nd of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 89 Caribbean 45.59 % compare
  2. 90 Sri Lanka 45.48 % compare
  3. 91 Cuba 45.44 % compare
  4. 93 Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.99 % compare
  5. 94 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.49 % compare
  6. 95 Philippines 43.86 % compare

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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 92nd out of 231 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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.