Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.09 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.09 kg/cap
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
7th
of 42 countries
All-time high
1.38 kg/cap
in 2004
All-time low
0.53 kg/cap
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cook Islands, 1990–2024

00.511.51990200720241990: 0.58 kg/cap1991: 0.58 kg/cap1992: 0.57 kg/cap1993: 0.69 kg/cap1994: 0.85 kg/cap1995: 0.88 kg/cap1996: 0.74 kg/cap1997: 0.53 kg/cap1998: 0.62 kg/cap1999: 0.76 kg/cap2000: 0.95 kg/cap2001: 1 kg/cap2002: 1.2 kg/cap2003: 1.4 kg/cap2004: 1.4 kg/cap2005: 1.3 kg/cap2006: 1.3 kg/cap2007: 1.3 kg/cap2008: 1.3 kg/cap2009: 1.1 kg/cap2010: 0.92 kg/cap2011: 0.81 kg/cap2012: 0.85 kg/cap2013: 0.85 kg/cap2014: 0.85 kg/cap2015: 0.86 kg/cap2016: 0.86 kg/cap2017: 0.88 kg/cap2018: 0.9 kg/cap2019: 0.93 kg/cap2020: 0.95 kg/cap2021: 0.98 kg/cap2022: 1 kg/cap2023: 1.1 kg/cap2024: 1.1 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 1.09 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cook Islands peaked at 1.38 kg/cap in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.53 kg/cap, in 1997.

That places Cook Islands 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.68 kg/cap 0.53 kg/cap 0.88 kg/cap 10
2000s 1.22 kg/cap 0.95 kg/cap 1.38 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.871 kg/cap 0.81 kg/cap 0.93 kg/cap 10
2020s 1.02 kg/cap 0.95 kg/cap 1.09 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 4 Belize 3.59 kg/cap compare
  2. 5 Brazil 3.56 kg/cap compare
  3. 6 Paraguay 2.7 kg/cap compare
  4. 7 Panama 2.62 kg/cap compare
  5. 8 Antigua and Barbuda 2.61 kg/cap compare
  6. 9 Canada 2.57 kg/cap compare
  7. 10 Australia 2.41 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cook Islands?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cook Islands was 1.09 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 kg/cap in 2004.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.53 kg/cap in 1997.
How does Cook Islands rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Cook Islands ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
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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).