Fertilizer use per capita in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Fertilizer use per capita was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertilizer use per capita in Cook Islands, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0 Kilograms per capita for fertilizer use per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Cook Islands peaked at 1.33 Kilograms per capita in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 Kilograms per capita, in 2020.
Cook Islands ranks 189th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8638 Kilograms per capita | 0.19 Kilograms per capita | 1.33 Kilograms per capita | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.387 Kilograms per capita | 0.04 Kilograms per capita | 1.19 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0.07 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 189 Afghanistan 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Central African Republic 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Dominica 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Eritrea 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Kiribati 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Mongolia 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Nauru 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Niue 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Samoa 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Singapore 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Solomon Islands 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Somalia 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 South Sudan 0 Kilograms per capita 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)
- 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)
- Pig meat production 311.57 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Cook Islands?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Cook Islands was 0 Kilograms per capita 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 fertilizer use per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 Kilograms per capita in 2003.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2020.
- How does Cook Islands rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.