Cook Islands vs Japan: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Cook Islands
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.34 % against 64.96 % in Cook Islands, a difference of 3.38 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.36 % | 68.35 % | 4.98 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 64.91 % | 68.36 % | 3.45 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 64.96 % | 68.44 % | 3.48 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 64.96 % | 68.35 % | 3.39 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Cook Islands or Japan?
- Japan, at 68.34 % against 64.96 % in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Cook Islands and Japan?
- 3.38 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Japan rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Cook Islands ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st of 215 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
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.