Africa vs Cook Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area

Africa
22.24 %
in 2024
Cook Islands
64.96 %
in 2024
Africa rank
21st
Cook Islands rank
24th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Africa
  • Cook Islands
2030405060199020072024

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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.