Cook Islands vs Japan: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Cook Islands
65.0%
in 2025
Japan
68.3%
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
30th
Japan rank
27th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Cook Islands
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.3% against 65.0% in Cook Islands, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 253 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 68.4% | 6.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 68.2% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 68.5% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 68.3% | 3.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Cook Islands or Japan?
- Japan, at 68.3% against 65.0% in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Cook Islands and Japan?
- 3.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Japan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Japan rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Cook Islands ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.