Cayman Islands vs Cook Islands: Forest area
Cayman Islands
12,720 hectares
in 2025
Cook Islands
15,590 hectares
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
189th
Cook Islands rank
188th
Forest area over time
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 15,590 hectares against 12,720 hectares in Cayman Islands, a difference of 2,870 hectares.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.2 times Cayman Islands's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cayman Islands ranks 189th and Cook Islands ranks 188th of 235 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,040 hectares | 15,207 hectares | 2,167 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 12,836 hectares | 15,579 hectares | 2,744 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 12,720 hectares | 15,590 hectares | 2,870 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 12,720 hectares | 15,590 hectares | 2,870 hectares | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cayman Islands or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 15,590 hectares against 12,720 hectares in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cayman Islands and Cook Islands?
- 2,870 hectares, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Cook Islands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Cook Islands rank globally for forest area?
- Cayman Islands ranks 189th and Cook Islands ranks 188th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.