Land use hidden — Forest in Palau

Palau: Land use hidden — Forest was 416.5 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
416.5 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
148th
of 199 countries
All-time high
416.5 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
382.93 Square kilometres
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Palau, 1991–2023

01002003004001991200720231991: 382.9 Square kilometres1992: 384.4 Square kilometres1993: 385.8 Square kilometres1994: 387.2 Square kilometres1995: 388.6 Square kilometres1996: 390.1 Square kilometres1997: 391.5 Square kilometres1998: 392.9 Square kilometres1999: 394.4 Square kilometres2000: 395.8 Square kilometres2001: 396.8 Square kilometres2002: 397.8 Square kilometres2003: 398.7 Square kilometres2004: 399.7 Square kilometres2005: 400.7 Square kilometres2006: 401.7 Square kilometres2007: 402.7 Square kilometres2008: 403.6 Square kilometres2009: 404.6 Square kilometres2010: 405.6 Square kilometres2011: 406.5 Square kilometres2012: 407.3 Square kilometres2013: 408.2 Square kilometres2014: 409 Square kilometres2015: 409.9 Square kilometres2016: 410.8 Square kilometres2017: 411.6 Square kilometres2018: 412.5 Square kilometres2019: 413.3 Square kilometres2020: 414.1 Square kilometres2021: 414.9 Square kilometres2022: 415.7 Square kilometres2023: 416.5 Square kilometres

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 145 Sao Tome and Principe 500.4 Square kilometres compare
  2. 146 Dominica 478.7 Square kilometres compare
  3. 147 Egypt 449.8 Square kilometres compare
  4. 149 Mauritius 388.9 Square kilometres compare
  5. 150 Seychelles 337 Square kilometres compare
  6. 151 Comoros 316 Square kilometres compare

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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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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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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