Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 52.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 6 countries
All-time high
52.15
in 2017
All-time low
19.9
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands stood at 52.15. That is the highest value across all 25 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 52.15 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.9, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 52.15 | +162.1% |
| 2018 | 52.15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.57 | 19.9 | 52.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.15 | 52.15 | 52.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Bouvet Island 100 compare
- 1 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 100 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 100 compare
- 1 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 100 compare
- 1 Mayotte 91.56 compare
- 2 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 54.81 compare
- 4 Anguilla 23.22 compare
- 5 Gabon 99.86 compare
- 5 Montserrat 9 compare
- 6 Bulgaria 99.67 compare
- 6 Tokelau 0
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 Standard 15.19 million SLC (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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cook Islands was 52.15 in 2024, according to 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 52.15 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 3rd out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 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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