Cropland area in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Cropland area was 1,900 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland area in Cook Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area in Cook Islands is 1,900 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Cook Islands peaked at 6,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,900 hectares, in 2011.
Cook Islands ranks 207th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,100 hectares | 4,600 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,900 hectares | 2,100 hectares | 4,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,910 hectares | 1,900 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,900 hectares | 1,900 hectares | 1,900 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 208 Tuvalu 1,800 hectares compare
- 209 Seychelles 1,550 hectares compare
- 210 United States Virgin Islands 1,100 hectares compare
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 cropland area in Cook Islands?
- Cropland area in Cook Islands was 1,900 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 hectares in 2011.
- How does Cook Islands rank for cropland area?
- Cook Islands ranks 207th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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