Environment in Cook Islands

802 indicators covering environment for Cook Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Forest land — Area 15.59 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 209th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 14.4 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 205th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 92.37 % 2025 unchanged 138th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -49.3 % change on previous year 2024 167th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 168th
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 4 m3 2024 208th
Other fibreboard — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 208th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 42nd
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 166th
Planted Forest — Area 1.19 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 189th
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 7.63 % 2025 unchanged 106th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 0 m3 2024 145th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 0 t 2024 121st
Emissions of air pollutants 616.51 tonnes 2022 down 9.1% 207th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 33rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production 0 t 2024 76th
Wood pulp — Export quantity 0 t 2024 147th
Wood pulp — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 148th
Veneer sheets — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 142nd
Veneer sheets — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 144th
Watermelons — Yield 19,176 kg/ha 2024 down 4.0% 72nd
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 1.09 kg/cap 2024 up 28.2% 31st
Wood charcoal — Import quantity 2 t 2024 down 50.0% 208th
Wood charcoal — Import value 6 1000 USD 2024 down 71.4% 198th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 15 1000 Int$ 2024 unchanged 117th
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.37 kg/ha 2024 up 10.9% 66th
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 42.05 t 2024 unchanged 197th
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 0.568 t 2024 unchanged 161st
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 15 t 2024 unchanged 184th
Insecticides — Agricultural Use 5 t 2024 unchanged 173rd
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use 1 t 2024 unchanged 172nd
Herbicides — Agricultural Use 7 t 2024 unchanged 167th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 0 t 2024 58th
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 78th
Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use 2 t 2024 unchanged 93rd
Forest land — Share in Land area 64.96 % 2024 unchanged 30th
Other land — Area 4.6 1000 ha 2024 down 0.4% 232nd
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.39 g/Int$ 2024 up 24.6% 14th
Solid biofuels — Energy production 57 TJ 2024 down 0.2% 175th
Veneer sheets — Production 0 m3 2024 134th
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 57 TJ 2024 down 0.2% 180th
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 57.15 TJ 2024 up 0.1% 178th
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 57.15 TJ 2024 up 0.1% 180th
Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 6 t 2024 up 20.0% 227th
Household and sanitary papers — Import value 27 1000 USD 2024 up 3.8% 225th
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 144.9 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 155th
Land use hidden — Forest 155.9 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 161st
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 11 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 136th
Wood residues — Import quantity 25 m3 2024 115th
Wood residues — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 159th
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 100.74 2024 down 0.6% 66th
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number 127.94 2024 up 26.9% 26th
Charcoal — Energy consumption 0.1475 TJ 2024 up 150.0% 175th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 1 m3 2024 203rd
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 203rd
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 86 m3 2024 170th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 44 1000 USD 2024 up 780.0% 163rd
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 86 m3 2024 170th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 44 1000 USD 2024 up 780.0% 163rd
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 1 m3 2024 194th