Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Palau

Palau: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 9.35 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
9.35 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
205th
of 237 countries
All-time high
9.37 %
in 2020
All-time low
9.35 %
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Palau, 1991–2024

02468101991200720241991: 9.3 %1992: 9.3 %1993: 9.3 %1994: 9.3 %1995: 9.3 %1996: 9.3 %1997: 9.3 %1998: 9.3 %1999: 9.3 %2000: 9.3 %2001: 9.3 %2002: 9.3 %2003: 9.3 %2004: 9.3 %2005: 9.3 %2006: 9.3 %2007: 9.3 %2008: 9.3 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 9.3 %2011: 9.3 %2012: 9.3 %2013: 9.3 %2014: 9.3 %2015: 9.3 %2016: 9.3 %2017: 9.3 %2018: 9.3 %2019: 9.3 %2020: 9.4 %2021: 9.4 %2022: 9.4 %2023: 9.4 %2024: 9.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Palau stood at 9.35 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Palau peaked at 9.37 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.35 %, in 1991.

Palau ranks 205th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.35 % 9.35 % 9.35 % 9
2000s 9.35 % 9.35 % 9.35 % 10
2010s 9.35 % 9.35 % 9.35 % 10
2020s 9.37 % 9.35 % 9.37 % 5

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  4. 206 Libya 8.72 % compare
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  6. 208 Kuwait 8.42 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Palau?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Palau was 9.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 9.37 % in 2020.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 9.35 % in 1991.
How does Palau rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Palau ranks 205th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.