Forest land — Area in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Forest land — Area was 15.59 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
15.59 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
209th
of 249 countries
All-time high
15.59 1000 ha
in 2008
All-time low
14.91 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Area in Cook Islands, 1990–2025

0510151990200720251990: 14.9 1000 ha1991: 15 1000 ha1992: 15 1000 ha1993: 15.1 1000 ha1994: 15.2 1000 ha1995: 15.2 1000 ha1996: 15.3 1000 ha1997: 15.4 1000 ha1998: 15.4 1000 ha1999: 15.5 1000 ha2000: 15.6 1000 ha2001: 15.6 1000 ha2002: 15.6 1000 ha2003: 15.6 1000 ha2004: 15.6 1000 ha2005: 15.6 1000 ha2006: 15.6 1000 ha2007: 15.6 1000 ha2008: 15.6 1000 ha2009: 15.6 1000 ha2010: 15.6 1000 ha2011: 15.6 1000 ha2012: 15.6 1000 ha2013: 15.6 1000 ha2014: 15.6 1000 ha2015: 15.6 1000 ha2016: 15.6 1000 ha2017: 15.6 1000 ha2018: 15.6 1000 ha2019: 15.6 1000 ha2020: 15.6 1000 ha2021: 15.6 1000 ha2022: 15.6 1000 ha2023: 15.6 1000 ha2024: 15.6 1000 ha2025: 15.6 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — area in Cook Islands is 15.59 1000 ha, measured 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 land — area in Cook Islands peaked at 15.59 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.91 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Cook Islands 209th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Forest land — Area in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Area in Cook Islands, 1990 to 2025.
Year 1000 ha Change
1990 14.91 1000 ha —
1991 14.98 1000 ha +0.5%
1992 15.04 1000 ha +0.4%
1993 15.11 1000 ha +0.5%
1994 15.17 1000 ha +0.4%
1995 15.24 1000 ha +0.5%
1996 15.31 1000 ha +0.5%
1997 15.37 1000 ha +0.4%
1998 15.44 1000 ha +0.5%
1999 15.5 1000 ha +0.4%
2000 15.57 1000 ha +0.5%
2001 15.57 1000 ha +0.0%
2002 15.57 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 15.58 1000 ha +0.1%
2004 15.58 1000 ha +0.0%
2005 15.58 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 15.58 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 15.58 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 15.59 1000 ha +0.1%
2009 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2012 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2017 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2023 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2024 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%
2025 15.59 1000 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.21 1000 ha 14.91 1000 ha 15.5 1000 ha 10
2000s 15.58 1000 ha 15.57 1000 ha 15.59 1000 ha 10
2010s 15.59 1000 ha 15.59 1000 ha 15.59 1000 ha 10
2020s 15.59 1000 ha 15.59 1000 ha 15.59 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 206 Grenada 17.7 1000 ha compare
  2. 207 American Samoa 15.85 1000 ha compare
  3. 208 Singapore 15.8 1000 ha compare
  4. 210 Cayman Islands 12.72 1000 ha compare
  5. 211 Palestine 11.1 1000 ha compare
  6. 211 Palestine 11.1 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — area in Cook Islands?
Forest land — area in Cook Islands was 15.59 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 15.59 1000 ha in 2008.
What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 14.91 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Cook Islands rank for forest land — area?
Cook Islands ranks 209th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.