Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 4.37 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cook Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 4.37 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
The figure is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cook Islands peaked at 5.32 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.66 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Cook Islands 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.66 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.66 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 2.44 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 3 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 3.13 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.65 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 1.89 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1998 | 2.12 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 2.51 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 3.06 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 3.23 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.68 kg/ha | +44.9% |
| 2003 | 5.22 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 5.32 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.11 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.13 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.27 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.23 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.52 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 4.08 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 3.71 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.92 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.93 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.94 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.95 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.96 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.97 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.98 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.01 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.37 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 4.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.31 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.68 kg/ha | 3.06 kg/ha | 5.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 kg/ha | 3.71 kg/ha | 4.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha | 4.37 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
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 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 pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cook Islands?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cook Islands was 4.37 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Cook Islands rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Cook Islands ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).