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.
Forest area in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,910 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 14,976 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 15,042 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 15,108 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15,174 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 15,240 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15,306 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15,372 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 15,438 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 15,504 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15,570 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 15,572 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,574 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,576 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,578 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,580 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15,582 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15,584 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,586 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,588 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15,590 hectares | +0.0% |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 6.54 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -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) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.78 % (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.