Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Palau
Palau: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 20,940 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Palau stood at 20,940 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Palau peaked at 20,940 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,151 hectares, in 1991.
That places Palau 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,435 hectares | 19,151 hectares | 19,719 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 20,010 hectares | 19,790 hectares | 20,231 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,471 hectares | 20,280 hectares | 20,666 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,825 hectares | 20,710 hectares | 20,940 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Palau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 86.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Palau?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Palau was 20,940 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 20,940 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,151 hectares in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Palau ranks 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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