Forest area in Palau
Palau: Forest area was 41,870 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Palau, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Palau recorded 41,870 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Palau peaked at 41,870 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38,150 hectares, in 1990.
Palau ranks 173rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Palau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38,150 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 38,293 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 38,436 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 38,579 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 38,722 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38,865 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 39,008 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 39,151 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39,294 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 39,437 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 39,580 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 39,678 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39,776 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39,874 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39,972 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40,070 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40,168 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 40,266 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40,364 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40,462 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40,560 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 40,646 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40,732 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40,818 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40,904 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40,990 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41,076 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41,162 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41,248 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41,334 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41,420 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41,510 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41,600 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41,690 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41,780 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41,870 hectares | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 41,870 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 10% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Palau's 41,870 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,794 hectares | 38,150 hectares | 39,437 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,021 hectares | 39,580 hectares | 40,462 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,947 hectares | 40,560 hectares | 41,334 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,645 hectares | 41,420 hectares | 41,870 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 55,280 hectares compare
- 171 Martinique 52,670 hectares compare
- 172 Cape Verde 51,060 hectares compare
- 174 Mauritius 38,290 hectares compare
- 175 Lesotho 34,520 hectares compare
- 176 Comoros 33,370 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 forest area in Palau?
- Forest area in Palau was 41,870 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 forest area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 41,870 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,150 hectares in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for forest area?
- Palau ranks 173rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.