Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 70 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands is 70 animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands peaked at 100 animals in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10 animals, in 1992.
That places Cook Islands 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.11 animals | 30 animals | 91 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.1 animals | 36 animals | 50 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.5 animals | 35 animals | 40 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3 animals | 10 animals | 100 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2 animals | 30 animals | 41 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7 animals | 42 animals | 49 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 animals | 50 animals | 70 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cook Islands
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 1,900 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 5.26 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Agricultural land use 1,900 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 0 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.0% (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 5.26 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 10 tonnes (2023)
- Agricultural output 10.09 million thousand US Dollar (2024)
- Meat production 375.31 tonnes (2024)
- Beef production 7.21 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands was 70 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 animals in 1998.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 animals in 1992.
- How does Cook Islands rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cook Islands ranks 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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