Cook Islands vs Gambia: Primary Forest — Area

Cook Islands
14.4 1000 ha
in 2025
Gambia
13.06 1000 ha
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
92nd
Gambia rank
93rd

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Gambia
051015199020072025

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 14.4 1000 ha against 13.06 1000 ha in Gambia, a difference of 1.34 1000 ha.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 92nd and Gambia ranks 93rd of 169 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 14.4 1000 ha 13.02 1000 ha 1.38 1000 ha Cook Islands
2000s 14.4 1000 ha 13.01 1000 ha 1.39 1000 ha Cook Islands
2010s 14.4 1000 ha 13 1000 ha 1.4 1000 ha Cook Islands
2020s 14.4 1000 ha 13.03 1000 ha 1.37 1000 ha Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Cook Islands or Gambia?
Cook Islands, at 14.4 1000 ha against 13.06 1000 ha in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Cook Islands and Gambia?
1.34 1000 ha, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Gambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cook Islands and Gambia rank globally for primary forest — area?
Cook Islands ranks 92nd and Gambia ranks 93rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
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.