Africa vs Cook Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Africa
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 64.96 % against 22.24 % in Africa, a difference of 42.72 %.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 2.9 times Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 21st and Cook Islands ranks 24th of 31 groups.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.79 % | 63.36 % | 37.57 % | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 24.6 % | 64.91 % | 40.31 % | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 23.26 % | 64.96 % | 41.7 % | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 22.43 % | 64.96 % | 42.53 % | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Africa or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 64.96 % against 22.24 % in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Africa and Cook Islands?
- 42.72 %, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Cook Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Cook Islands rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Africa ranks 21st and Cook Islands ranks 24th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.