Share of arable land which is organic in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.48 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of arable land which is organic in Cook Islands, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of arable land which is organic in Cook Islands stood at 0.48 percent.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Cook Islands peaked at 1.58 percent in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.47 percent, in 2022.
That places Cook Islands 100th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 percent | — |
| 2011 | 1.05 percent | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.53 percent | -49.5% |
| 2015 | 0.53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.58 percent | +198.1% |
| 2018 | 1.26 percent | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 0.79 percent | -37.3% |
| 2020 | 0.79 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.81 percent | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.47 percent | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 0.48 percent | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +198.1% | 0.53 percent | 1.58 percent |
| 2014 | -49.5% | 1.05 percent | 0.53 percent |
| 2022 | -42.0% | 0.81 percent | 0.47 percent |
| 2019 | -37.3% | 1.26 percent | 0.79 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.937 percent | 0.53 percent | 1.58 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 percent | 0.47 percent | 0.81 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- 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 - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 3.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0071 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of arable land which is organic in Cook Islands?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Cook Islands was 0.48 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 percent in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 percent in 2022.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Cook Islands ranks 100th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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 Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).