Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Land area — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land area — area, per square kilometre in Palau stood at 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Palau 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 175 Japan 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 176 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 177 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0997 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 180 Eritrea 0.0997 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 181 Andorra 0.0996 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 land area — area, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Land area — area, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0998 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for land area — area, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.