Meat production in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Meat production was 375.31 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, meat production in Cook Islands stood at 375.31 tonnes.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Cook Islands peaked at 834.58 tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 138.41 tonnes, in 1966.
That places Cook Islands 196th out of 201 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 | 213.35 tonnes | 138.41 tonnes | 277.43 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 349.43 tonnes | 156.15 tonnes | 542.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 510.96 tonnes | 419.63 tonnes | 543.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 536.84 tonnes | 313 tonnes | 834.58 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 586 tonnes | 549.1 tonnes | 642.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 583.83 tonnes | 525.39 tonnes | 614.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.2 tonnes | 375.31 tonnes | 491.12 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 193 Faroe Islands 708.46 tonnes compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 655.58 tonnes compare
- 195 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 499 tonnes compare
- 197 Tuvalu 191.62 tonnes compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 138.47 tonnes compare
- 199 St. Kitts and Nevis 136.51 tonnes 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)
- Beef production 7.21 tonnes (2024)
- Pig meat production 311.57 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat production in Cook Islands?
- Meat production in Cook Islands was 375.31 tonnes 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 meat production recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 834.58 tonnes in 1998.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.41 tonnes in 1966.
- How does Cook Islands rank for meat production?
- Cook Islands ranks 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.