Palau vs United States Virgin Islands: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Palau
20.94 1000 ha
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
20.66 1000 ha
in 2025
Palau rank
197th
United States Virgin Islands rank
198th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Palau
  • United States Virgin Islands
05101520199020072025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 20.94 1000 ha against 20.66 1000 ha in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.28 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Palau ranks 197th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 198th of 240 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 19.44 1000 ha 19.85 1000 ha 0.4144 1000 ha United States Virgin Islands
2000s 20.01 1000 ha 18.9 1000 ha 1.11 1000 ha Palau
2010s 20.47 1000 ha 19.09 1000 ha 1.38 1000 ha Palau
2020s 20.82 1000 ha 20.29 1000 ha 0.54 1000 ha Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Palau or United States Virgin Islands?
Palau, at 20.94 1000 ha against 20.66 1000 ha in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Palau and United States Virgin Islands?
0.28 1000 ha, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States Virgin Islands?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Palau and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Palau ranks 197th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 198th of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 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.