Annual change in forest area in Palau
Palau: Annual change in forest area was 90 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Palau stood at 90 hectares.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Palau peaked at 143 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 86 hectares, in 2016.
Palau ranks 69th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in Palau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 143 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 143 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98 hectares | -31.5% |
| 2002 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86 hectares | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90 hectares | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143 hectares | 143 hectares | 143 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 102.5 hectares | 98 hectares | 143 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2 hectares | 86 hectares | 98 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.33 hectares | 86 hectares | 90 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 66 United States Virgin Islands 150 hectares compare
- 67 Comoros 100 hectares compare
- 68 Lebanon 96 hectares compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 90 hectares compare
- 71 Liechtenstein 86 hectares compare
- 72 Martinique 76 hectares compare
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Palau?
- Annual change in forest area in Palau was 90 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 143 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 hectares in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for annual change in forest area?
- Palau ranks 69th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.