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
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 510 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 570 hectares | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 630 hectares | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 690 hectares | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 750 hectares | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 810 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 870 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 930 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 990 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1,050 hectares | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1,110 hectares | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1,116 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,122 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,128 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,134 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,140 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,146 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,152 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,158 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,164 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,170 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,174 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,178 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,182 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,186 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,190 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,190 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 164 Gambia 1,750 hectares compare
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- 169 Mayotte 740 hectares compare
- 170 Guadeloupe 500 hectares compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 hectares compare
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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 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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