Middle Africa vs Palau: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Middle Africa
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 90.83 % against 49.14 % in Middle Africa, a difference of 41.69 %.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.8 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 13th and Palau ranks 4th of 21 regions.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.02 % | 84.49 % | 29.47 % | Palau |
| 2000s | 53.27 % | 87 % | 33.73 % | Palau |
| 2010s | 50.95 % | 89.02 % | 38.07 % | Palau |
| 2020s | 49.47 % | 90.59 % | 41.12 % | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Middle Africa or Palau?
- Palau, at 90.83 % against 49.14 % in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Middle Africa and Palau?
- 41.69 %, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Palau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and Palau rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Middle Africa ranks 13th and Palau ranks 4th of 21 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.