Number of poultry birds in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Number of poultry birds was 36,000 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of poultry birds 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 animals.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 36,000 animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Cook Islands peaked at 80,000 animals in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20,000 animals, in 2003.
Cook Islands ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,333 animals | 51,000 animals | 56,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,900 animals | 57,000 animals | 65,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,800 animals | 45,000 animals | 68,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,500 animals | 35,000 animals | 80,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,700 animals | 20,000 animals | 50,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,700 animals | 30,000 animals | 36,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,200 animals | 33,000 animals | 36,000 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 193 French Guiana 159,000 animals compare
- 194 Tuvalu 58,000 animals compare
- 195 St. Kitts and Nevis 39,000 animals compare
- 197 Niue 19,000 animals compare
- 198 Naoero 5,000 animals 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 number of poultry birds in Cook Islands?
- Number of poultry birds in Cook Islands was 36,000 animals 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 number of poultry birds recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80,000 animals in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 animals in 2003.
- How does Cook Islands rank for number of poultry birds?
- Cook Islands ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds 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 Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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