Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 52.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands stood at 52.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands peaked at 52.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +162.1% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 19.9% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 6 |
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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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands was 52.1% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Cook Islands ranks 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).