15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Palau
Palau: 15.1.1 Forest area — Value was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Palau, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.1.1 forest area — value in Palau is 41.87 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area — value in Palau peaked at 41.87 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.15 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Palau 158th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.15 1000 ha | — |
| 2000 | 39.58 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 40.56 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 40.99 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.42 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 41.87 1000 ha | +1.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 41.87 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 502.82 1000 ha, 8% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Palau's 41.87 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,022 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.15 1000 ha | 38.15 1000 ha | 38.15 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.58 1000 ha | 39.58 1000 ha | 39.58 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.78 1000 ha | 40.56 1000 ha | 40.99 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.64 1000 ha | 41.42 1000 ha | 41.87 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 4.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 2,024 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 46 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 46 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area — value in Palau?
- 15.1.1 forest area — value in Palau was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.15 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for 15.1.1 forest area — value?
- Palau ranks 158th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area — value rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
As the custodian agency of 22 SDG indicators, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is responsible for curating and refining the methodologies of these indicators, collecting data from national sources, ensuring their quality and compatibility with applicable standards and classifications, and disseminating data at global level. This FAOSTAT domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as FAO’s SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for all SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship. While this metadata page provides summary information on all SDG indicators data disseminated through FAOSTAT, indicator-specific metadata can be accessed from the link on the right hand navigation column. This additional metadata file provides details on the methodology used to compile each indicators, their data sources and the contact information of the relevant FAO focal point. It includes the links to the official SDG Indicator metadata documents accessible from the UNSD global SDG database.SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship, consisting of 22 indicators and 66 series that fall under six goals: • Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.• Goal 14: Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.• Goal 15: Life on land: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.