Country area — Area in Palau
Palau: Country area — Area was 46 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Palau recorded 46 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Palau peaked at 46 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45.9 1000 ha, in 2020.
Palau ranks 225th of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Country area — Area in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.9 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 46 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,069 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Palau's 46 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,845 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.92 1000 ha | 45.9 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 222 Isle of Man 57.24 1000 ha compare
- 223 Guam 54.1 1000 ha compare
- 224 Andorra 46.8 1000 ha compare
- 226 Northern Mariana Islands 45.7 1000 ha compare
- 226 Seychelles 45.7 1000 ha compare
- 228 Curaçao 44.4 1000 ha compare
- 228 Curacao 44.4 1000 ha compare
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)
- Sawnwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 146 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import value 1,268 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 2,515 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 146 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Palau?
- Country area — area in Palau was 46 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 46 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for country area — area?
- Palau ranks 225th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — 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 Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.