Cropland — Share in Land area in Palau
Palau: Cropland — Share in Land area was 5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Land area in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 5 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Palau peaked at 5.01 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5 %, in 1991.
Palau ranks 195th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 % | — |
| 1992 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 % | -0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 5 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 45% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Palau's 5 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.14 %, 38% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 % | 5 % | 5 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 5 % | 5 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 % | 5 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 % | 5 % | 5.01 % | 5 |
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)
- 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 cropland — share in land area in Palau?
- Cropland — share in land area in Palau was 5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 % in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Palau ranks 195th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — 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 Cropland — Share in Land 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.