Forest land — Area in Palau
Palau: Forest land — Area was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Palau is 41.87 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Palau peaked at 41.87 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.29 1000 ha, in 1991.
Palau ranks 194th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.29 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 38.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 38.58 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.72 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.87 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.01 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 39.15 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.29 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 39.58 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.68 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39.78 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.87 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.97 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.07 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 40.17 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 40.27 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.36 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.46 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.56 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.65 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.73 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.82 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.9 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.99 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.08 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.16 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.25 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.42 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.51 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.6 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.69 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.78 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.87 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 41.87 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 7% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Palau's 41.87 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.87 1000 ha | 38.29 1000 ha | 39.44 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.02 1000 ha | 39.58 1000 ha | 40.46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.95 1000 ha | 40.56 1000 ha | 41.33 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.65 1000 ha | 41.42 1000 ha | 41.87 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 191 Sao Tome and Principe 55.28 1000 ha compare
- 192 Martinique 52.67 1000 ha compare
- 193 Cabo Verde 51.06 1000 ha compare
- 195 Mauritius 38.29 1000 ha compare
- 196 Lesotho 34.52 1000 ha compare
- 197 Comoros 33.37 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)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 53.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Palau?
- Forest land — area in Palau was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.29 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for forest land — area?
- Palau ranks 194th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest 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.