Forest area in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Forest area was 15,590 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Cook Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Cook Islands stood at 15,590 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cook Islands peaked at 15,590 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,910 hectares, in 1990.
That places Cook Islands 188th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,207 hectares | 14,910 hectares | 15,504 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,579 hectares | 15,570 hectares | 15,588 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,590 hectares | 15,590 hectares | 15,590 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,590 hectares | 15,590 hectares | 15,590 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 185 Grenada 17,700 hectares compare
- 186 American Samoa 15,850 hectares compare
- 187 Singapore 15,800 hectares compare
- 189 Cayman Islands 12,720 hectares compare
- 190 Palestine 11,100 hectares compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11,000 hectares compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 616.51 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.14 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.3 µg/m³ (2024)
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 99.5% (2024)
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cook Islands?
- Forest area in Cook Islands was 15,590 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15,590 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,910 hectares in 1990.
- How does Cook Islands rank for forest area?
- Cook Islands ranks 188th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.