Cook Islands vs Singapore: Forest area
Cook Islands
15,590 hectares
in 2025
Singapore
15,800 hectares
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
188th
Singapore rank
187th
Forest area over time
- Cook Islands
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,800 hectares against 15,590 hectares in Cook Islands, a difference of 210 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 188th and Singapore ranks 187th of 235 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,207 hectares | 15,811 hectares | 604 hectares | Singapore |
| 2000s | 15,579 hectares | 17,338 hectares | 1,760 hectares | Singapore |
| 2010s | 15,590 hectares | 16,717 hectares | 1,127 hectares | Singapore |
| 2020s | 15,590 hectares | 15,800 hectares | 210 hectares | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cook Islands or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15,800 hectares against 15,590 hectares in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cook Islands and Singapore?
- 210 hectares, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Singapore rank globally for forest area?
- Cook Islands ranks 188th and Singapore ranks 187th 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.