Environment in Cook Islands

802 indicators covering environment for Cook Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 64.96 % 2025 unchanged 24th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 24 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 196th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 107.12 t/ha 2025 unchanged 104th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 86 m3 2024 down 24.6% 178th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 44 1000 USD 2024 down 12.0% 167th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 128th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 129th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 1 m3 2024 down 90.9% 212th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 213th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 168th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 167th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 95.64 % 2025 unchanged 4th
Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 84th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 99.8% 2024 down 0.1% 39th
Watermelons — Producer Price Index 162.95 2025 up 68.1% 33rd
Population using at least basic sanitation services 96.0% 2024 up 5.9% 58th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 99.6% 2024 down 0.3% 75th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 98.8% 2024 up 1.4% 76th
People using improved drinking water sources 56.64 people 2024 up 225.3% 173rd
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 119th
Insecticides — Import value 195.22 1000 USD 2011 up 91.4% 163rd
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 1.92 2019 down 3.7% 126th
Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 106th
Herbicides — Import value 13.42 1000 USD 2011 down 48.4% 152nd
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 94.9 1000 USD 2011 up 82.5% 160th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 388 1000 SLC 2024 up 42.6% 90th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 61 1000 USD 2007 up 306.7% 166th
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 1.49 2019 up 22,428.3% 132nd
Insecticides — Import quantity 17.84 t 2011 down 30.2% 166th
Fungicides — Import value 1.01 1000 USD 2011 down 49.6% 168th
Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 22.3 t 2011 down 21.1% 160th
Herbicides — Import quantity 1.81 t 2011 down 69.2% 152nd
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.1572 2022 up 324.0% 234th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.2308 2022 up 132.0% 237th
Reservoir minimum water area 0 2022 153rd
Reservoir maximum water area 0 2022 153rd
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 0 Square kilometres 2022 172nd
Fungicides — Import quantity 0.101 t 2011 down 80.0% 169th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 133rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 5.1 km2 2021 unchanged 98th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 128th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 12.8 km2 2021 unchanged 137th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 122nd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 120th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 101st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 7.7 km2 2021 unchanged 125th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 0 km2 2021 156th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 5.1 km2 2021 unchanged 122nd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 0 km2 2021 156th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0 km2 2021 155th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 12.8 km2 2021 unchanged 163rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 km2 2021 35th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0 km2 2021 146th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0 km2 2021 147th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 km2 2021 92nd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 km2 2021 125th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 7.7 km2 2021 unchanged 152nd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 133rd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 39.59 % 2021 unchanged 8th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 128th