Palau vs Vanuatu: Planted Forest — Area

Palau
20.94 1000 ha
in 2025
Vanuatu
18.18 1000 ha
in 2025
Palau rank
142nd
Vanuatu rank
144th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Palau
  • Vanuatu
05101520199020072025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 20.94 1000 ha against 18.18 1000 ha in Vanuatu, a difference of 2.76 1000 ha.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

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

Palau ranks 142nd and Vanuatu ranks 144th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 19.44 1000 ha 19.58 1000 ha 0.1444 1000 ha Vanuatu
2000s 20.01 1000 ha 19.12 1000 ha 0.887 1000 ha Palau
2010s 20.47 1000 ha 18.65 1000 ha 1.82 1000 ha Palau
2020s 20.82 1000 ha 18.29 1000 ha 2.54 1000 ha Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Palau or Vanuatu?
Palau, at 20.94 1000 ha against 18.18 1000 ha in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Palau and Vanuatu?
2.76 1000 ha, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Vanuatu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Palau and Vanuatu rank globally for planted forest — area?
Palau ranks 142nd and Vanuatu ranks 144th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.