Cropland — Share in Land area in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Cropland — Share in Land area was 14.23 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14.23 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 234 countries
All-time high
25 %
in 1961
All-time low
14.23 %
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Cook Islands, 1961–2024

0510152025196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Cook Islands stood at 14.23 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Cook Islands peaked at 25 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.23 %, in 2021.

Cook Islands ranks 116th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 14.49 % 14.23 % 15.53 % 5

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 113 Polynesia 14.8 % compare
  2. 114 Guam 14.79 % compare
  3. 115 Niue 14.67 % compare
  4. 117 Niger 14.08 % compare
  5. 118 China 13.73 % compare
  6. 119 China, mainland 13.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Cook Islands?
Cropland — share in land area in Cook Islands was 14.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 25 % in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 14.23 % in 2021.
How does Cook Islands rank for cropland — share in land area?
Cook Islands ranks 116th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.