Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 58,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
58,000
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
194th
of 199 countries
All-time high
100,000
in 1997
All-time low
10,000
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands stood at 58,000.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands peaked at 100,000 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 1993.
That places Cook Islands 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 | — |
| 1962 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 54,000 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 56,000 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 58,000 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 60,000 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 62,000 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 65,000 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 68,000 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 72,000 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 74,000 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 74,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 75,000 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 75,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 76,000 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 70,000 | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 65,000 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 60,000 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 55,000 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 50,000 | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 45,000 | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 40,000 | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 30,000 | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 20,000 | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25,000 | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30,000 | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 10,000 | -66.7% |
| 1994 | 15,000 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 20,000 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 90,000 | +350.0% |
| 1997 | 100,000 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80,000 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 60,000 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 40,000 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30,000 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 41,000 | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42,000 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 44,000 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 45,000 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 51,000 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 58,000 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 57,000 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 57,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56,000 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 55,000 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54,000 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 53,000 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 54,000 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56,000 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 57,000 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 58,000 | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +350.0% | 20,000 | 90,000 |
| 1993 | -66.7% | 30,000 | 10,000 |
| 1994 | +50.0% | 10,000 | 15,000 |
| 2004 | +36.7% | 30,000 | 41,000 |
| 1988 | -33.3% | 30,000 | 20,000 |
| 1995 | +33.3% | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,778 | 50,000 | 62,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 72,100 | 65,000 | 76,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,500 | 20,000 | 70,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,500 | 10,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,000 | 45,000 | 58,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,800 | 54,000 | 58,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 211,000 compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 203,000 compare
- 193 Tuvalu 67,000 compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 43,000 compare
- 196 Niue 25,000 compare
- 197 Antigua and Barbuda 5,000 compare
- 197 Nauru 5,000 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cook Islands
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- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.8197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.5323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6431 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.2611 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands was 58,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 1997.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 1993.
- How does Cook Islands rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cook Islands ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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