Share of global forest area in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in Cook Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in Cook Islands is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Cook Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Cook Islands ranks 188th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 185 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 186 American Samoa 0.0% compare
- 187 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 189 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 190 Palestine 0.0% compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Forest area 15,590 hectares (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)
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Cook Islands?
- Share of global forest area in Cook Islands was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of global forest area?
- Cook Islands ranks 188th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.