Palau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Forest land — Area

Palau
41.87 1000 ha
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
55.28 1000 ha
in 2025
Palau rank
163rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st

Forest land — Area over time

  • Palau
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0204060199020072025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 55.28 1000 ha against 41.87 1000 ha in Palau, a difference of 13.41 1000 ha.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Palau's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 163rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 38.87 1000 ha 58.81 1000 ha 19.94 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 40.02 1000 ha 58.3 1000 ha 18.28 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 40.95 1000 ha 55.95 1000 ha 15 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 41.65 1000 ha 55.22 1000 ha 13.57 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Palau or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 55.28 1000 ha against 41.87 1000 ha in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
13.41 1000 ha, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Palau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forest land — area?
Palau ranks 163rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.