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

Congo
63.95 %
in 2024
Cook Islands
64.96 %
in 2024
Congo rank
33rd
Cook Islands rank
30th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Congo
  • Cook Islands
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 64.96 % against 63.95 % in Congo, a difference of 1.01 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 33rd and Cook Islands ranks 30th of 249 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Cook Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Cook Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 65.01 % 63.36 % 1.65 % Congo
2000s 64.66 % 64.91 % 0.253 % Cook Islands
2010s 64.18 % 64.96 % 0.777 % Cook Islands
2020s 63.87 % 64.96 % 1.09 % Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Congo or Cook Islands?
Cook Islands, at 64.96 % against 63.95 % in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Congo and Cook Islands?
1.01 %, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cook Islands?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Cook Islands rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Congo ranks 33rd and Cook Islands ranks 30th of 249 countries.
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
281 places, 9,513 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.