Land use hidden — Forest in Palau
Palau: Land use hidden — Forest was 416.5 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Palau stood at 416.5 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Palau peaked at 416.5 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 382.93 Square kilometres, in 1991.
Palau ranks 148th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 388.65 Square kilometres | 382.93 Square kilometres | 394.37 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 2000s | 400.21 Square kilometres | 395.8 Square kilometres | 404.62 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 409.47 Square kilometres | 405.6 Square kilometres | 413.3 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 415.3 Square kilometres | 414.1 Square kilometres | 416.5 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 3.35 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 8.03 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 8.03 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 2.65 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.35 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 2.65 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Palau?
- Land use hidden — forest in Palau was 416.5 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 416.5 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 382.93 Square kilometres in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Palau ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Forest. 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