Forest land — Share in Land area in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 64.96 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cook Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Cook Islands is 64.96 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Cook Islands peaked at 64.96 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.13 %, in 1990.
That places Cook Islands 30th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.13 % | — |
| 1991 | 62.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 62.68 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 62.95 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 63.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 63.5 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 63.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 64.05 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 64.33 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.36 % | 62.13 % | 64.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.91 % | 64.88 % | 64.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.96 % | 64.96 % | 64.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.96 % | 64.96 % | 64.96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 27 Japan 68.34 % compare
- 28 Liberia 66.1 % compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 66.03 % compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 64.37 % compare
- 32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.09 % compare
- 33 Congo 63.95 % compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °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 2.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Cook Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in Cook Islands was 64.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.96 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.13 % in 1990.
- How does Cook Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Cook Islands ranks 30th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.