Lebanon vs Palau: Annual change in forest area
Lebanon
96 hectares
in 2025
Palau
90 hectares
in 2025
Lebanon rank
68th
Palau rank
69th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Lebanon
- Palau
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 96 hectares against 90 hectares in Palau, a difference of 6 hectares.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.
Lebanon ranks 68th and Palau ranks 69th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97 hectares | 143 hectares | 46 hectares | Palau |
| 2000s | 97.9 hectares | 102.5 hectares | 4.6 hectares | Palau |
| 2010s | 97.2 hectares | 87.2 hectares | 10 hectares | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 96 hectares | 89.33 hectares | 6.67 hectares | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Lebanon or Palau?
- Lebanon, at 96 hectares against 90 hectares in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Lebanon and Palau?
- 6 hectares, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Palau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Palau rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Lebanon ranks 68th and Palau ranks 69th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.