Share of forest area within protected areas in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of forest area within protected areas was 95.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Cook Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Cook Islands stood at 95.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Cook Islands peaked at 95.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 1990.
Cook Islands ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.6% | — |
| 2000 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Norfolk Island 100.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.7% compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 87.5% compare
- 6 Zambia 82.5% compare
- 7 Venezuela 78.3% compare
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Cook Islands?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Cook Islands was 95.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 1990.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).