Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 10 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Cook Islands, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 10 tonnes for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 42.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Cook Islands peaked at 32 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4 tonnes, in 2007.
Cook Islands ranks 190th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14 tonnes | — |
| 2003 | 15 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 12 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 19 tonnes | +58.3% |
| 2006 | 28 tonnes | +47.4% |
| 2007 | 4 tonnes | -85.7% |
| 2008 | 18 tonnes | +350.0% |
| 2009 | 19 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 7 tonnes | -63.2% |
| 2011 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 tonnes | +114.3% |
| 2013 | 8 tonnes | -46.7% |
| 2014 | 7 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 23 tonnes | +228.6% |
| 2016 | 32 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 2017 | 14 tonnes | -56.2% |
| 2018 | 12 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 13 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 9 tonnes | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 8 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 7 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 10 tonnes | +42.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +350.0% | 4 tonnes | 18 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.12 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.8 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 32 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 10 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 187 Bermuda 14 tonnes compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13 tonnes compare
- 189 Samoa 11 tonnes compare
- 191 Palau 8 tonnes compare
- 192 Faroe Islands 7 tonnes compare
- 193 Micronesia (country) 5 tonnes compare
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- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -0.003 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Cook Islands?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Cook Islands was 10 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 32 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 tonnes in 2007.
- How does Cook Islands rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Cook Islands ranks 190th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.