Cook Islands vs Seychelles: Land use
Cook Islands
1,900 hectares
in 2023
Seychelles
1,550 hectares
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
211th
Seychelles rank
214th
Land use over time
- Cook Islands
- Seychelles
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1,900 hectares against 1,550 hectares in Seychelles, a difference of 350 hectares.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 211th and Seychelles ranks 214th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 6,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 6,000 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 400 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 5,100 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 1,100 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 2,900 hectares | 3,690 hectares | 790 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 1,910 hectares | 1,621 hectares | 288.7 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 1,900 hectares | 1,550 hectares | 350 hectares | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Cook Islands or Seychelles?
- Cook Islands, at 1,900 hectares against 1,550 hectares in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Cook Islands and Seychelles?
- 350 hectares, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Seychelles?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Seychelles rank globally for land use?
- Cook Islands ranks 211th and Seychelles ranks 214th of 224 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 Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.