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 ← Previous Page 12 of 14 Next →