Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 33.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Cook Islands, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Cook Islands is 33.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Cook Islands peaked at 33.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 150th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.3% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 6 |
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More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 9.19 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 9.38 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Cook Islands?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Cook Islands was 33.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Cook Islands ranks 150th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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