Palau vs Portugal: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Palau
0.2%
in 2025
Portugal
0.2%
in 2025
Palau rank
41st
Portugal rank
44th

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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 41st and Portugal ranks 44th of 227 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 vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
Palau ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 44th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 vs. GDP per capita
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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