Botswana vs Cook Islands: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Botswana
0.0%
in 2025
Cook Islands
0.0%
in 2025
Botswana rank
85th
Cook Islands rank
85th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Botswana
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Botswana ranks 85th and Cook Islands ranks 85th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Cook Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Botswana or Cook Islands?
- Botswana, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Botswana and Cook Islands?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cook Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Cook Islands rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Botswana ranks 85th and Cook Islands ranks 85th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.