Land use hidden — Cropland in Palau
Palau: Land use hidden — Cropland was 23 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Cropland in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Palau stood at 23 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Palau peaked at 23 Square kilometres in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23 Square kilometres, in 1991.
That places Palau 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Palau, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 Square kilometres | — |
| 1992 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 23 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,217 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Palau's 23 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 2000s | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 23 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 171 Niue 38 Square kilometres compare
- 172 Hong Kong 30 Square kilometres compare
- 173 American Samoa 29.6 Square kilometres compare
- 174 San Marino 23 Square kilometres compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 20 Square kilometres compare
- 176 Montserrat 20 Square kilometres compare
- 176 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 20 Square kilometres compare
- 176 Aruba 20 Square kilometres 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 use hidden — cropland in Palau?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Palau was 23 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 23 Square kilometres in 1991.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Square kilometres in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Palau ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata