Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 2.82 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cook Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cook Islands is 2.82, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cook Islands peaked at 5.3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6205, in 1973.
That places Cook Islands 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9496 | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9298 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8744 | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8331 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8838 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8373 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7752 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7694 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7432 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7786 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6205 | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6655 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7569 | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7509 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.83 | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8687 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8569 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8515 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7774 | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8487 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9887 | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 1.91 | +93.0% |
| 1985 | 1.93 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 2.17 | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 2.48 | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 2.29 | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 2.53 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 2.94 | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 2.89 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.11 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 3.66 | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 3.88 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.85 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.9 | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 2.58 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 3.06 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.09 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.15 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4 | +39.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3 | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 4.61 | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 3.99 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 3.76 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.45 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.26 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.93 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.55 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 2.63 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.54 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.64 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.69 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.76 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.78 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.84 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.84 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.82 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.82 | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +93.0% | 0.9887 | 1.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9005 | 0.7752 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7641 | 0.6205 | 0.8687 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 | 0.7774 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 | 2.58 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 | 3.09 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 | 2.8 | 2.84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.57 compare
- 3 Gambia 3.35 compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 3.15 compare
- 6 Tonga 2.61 compare
- 7 Saint Lucia 2.35 compare
- 8 Barbados 2.17 compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 29.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cook Islands?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cook Islands was 2.82 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6205 in 1973.
- How does Cook Islands rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Cook Islands ranks 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).