Change forest area share total in Palau
Palau: Change forest area share total was 0.215 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.215 for change forest area share total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Palau peaked at 0.3734 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2076, in 2020.
Palau ranks 42nd of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3734 | — |
| 1992 | 0.372 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3707 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3693 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3679 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3666 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3653 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3639 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3626 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3613 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.247 | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2464 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2458 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2452 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2446 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.244 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2434 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2428 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2422 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2416 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2116 | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2111 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2107 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2102 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2098 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2094 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2089 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2085 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2081 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2076 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2168 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2163 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2159 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2154 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.215 | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -31.6% | 0.3613 | 0.247 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.368 | 0.3626 | 0.3734 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2563 | 0.2422 | 0.3613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.213 | 0.2081 | 0.2416 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2145 | 0.2076 | 0.2168 | 6 |
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)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 0.8576 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Palau?
- Change forest area share total in Palau was 0.215 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3734 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for change forest area share total?
- Palau ranks 42nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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