Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 7.63 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.63 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.63 %
in 2015
All-time low
3.42 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Cook Islands, 1990–2025

024681990200720251990: 3.4 %1991: 3.8 %1992: 4.2 %1993: 4.6 %1994: 4.9 %1995: 5.3 %1996: 5.7 %1997: 6 %1998: 6.4 %1999: 6.8 %2000: 7.1 %2001: 7.2 %2002: 7.2 %2003: 7.2 %2004: 7.3 %2005: 7.3 %2006: 7.3 %2007: 7.4 %2008: 7.4 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 7.5 %2011: 7.5 %2012: 7.6 %2013: 7.6 %2014: 7.6 %2015: 7.6 %2016: 7.6 %2017: 7.6 %2018: 7.6 %2019: 7.6 %2020: 7.6 %2021: 7.6 %2022: 7.6 %2023: 7.6 %2024: 7.6 %2025: 7.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Cook Islands is 7.63 %, 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, planted forest — share in forest land in Cook Islands peaked at 7.63 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.42 %, in 1990.

Cook Islands ranks 98th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.12 % 3.42 % 6.77 % 10
2000s 7.3 % 7.13 % 7.47 % 10
2010s 7.59 % 7.5 % 7.63 % 10
2020s 7.63 % 7.63 % 7.63 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Cook Islands?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Cook Islands was 7.63 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 7.63 % in 2015.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 3.42 % in 1990.
How does Cook Islands rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Cook Islands ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land 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, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.