Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1,190 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,190 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1,190 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
510 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cook Islands, 1990–2025

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200720251990: 510 hectares1991: 570 hectares1992: 630 hectares1993: 690 hectares1994: 750 hectares1995: 810 hectares1996: 870 hectares1997: 930 hectares1998: 990 hectares1999: 1.1k hectares2000: 1.1k hectares2001: 1.1k hectares2002: 1.1k hectares2003: 1.1k hectares2004: 1.1k hectares2005: 1.1k hectares2006: 1.1k hectares2007: 1.2k hectares2008: 1.2k hectares2009: 1.2k hectares2010: 1.2k hectares2011: 1.2k hectares2012: 1.2k hectares2013: 1.2k hectares2014: 1.2k hectares2015: 1.2k hectares2016: 1.2k hectares2017: 1.2k hectares2018: 1.2k hectares2019: 1.2k hectares2020: 1.2k hectares2021: 1.2k hectares2022: 1.2k hectares2023: 1.2k hectares2024: 1.2k hectares2025: 1.2k hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 1,190 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cook Islands peaked at 1,190 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 510 hectares, in 1990.

That places Cook Islands 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 780 hectares 510 hectares 1,050 hectares 10
2000s 1,137 hectares 1,110 hectares 1,164 hectares 10
2010s 1,184 hectares 1,170 hectares 1,190 hectares 10
2020s 1,190 hectares 1,190 hectares 1,190 hectares 6

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 164 Gambia 1,750 hectares compare
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  3. 166 Belize 1,310 hectares compare
  4. 168 French Guiana 800 hectares compare
  5. 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 hectares compare
  6. 170 Tonga 500 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cook Islands?
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cook Islands was 1,190 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1,190 hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 510 hectares in 1990.
How does Cook Islands rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
Cook Islands ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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