Palau vs Portugal: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Palau
0.2%
in 2025
Portugal
0.2%
in 2025
Palau rank
42nd
Portugal rank
45th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

  • Palau
  • Portugal
-0.200.20.4199120082025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th of 228 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% -0.3% 0.6% Palau
2000s 0.3% -0.3% 0.5% Palau
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Palau
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Palau or Portugal?
Palau, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Palau and Portugal?
0.0%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Palau and Portugal rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
Palau ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.