Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 33.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 33.8% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cook Islands peaked at 33.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2000.
Cook Islands ranks 156th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Forest area 15,590 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 616.51 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.14 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.3 µg/m³ (2024)
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cook Islands?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cook Islands was 33.8% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Cook Islands ranks 156th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)