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
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.
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 |
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More environment data for Cook Islands
- Forest area 15,590 hectares (2025)
- 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)
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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