Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Palau is 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 61.5% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.0741 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Palau 179th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0741 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0678 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0647 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0616 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0585 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0523 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0418 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0269 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0248 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0229 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.021 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.008 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -61.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.324 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.248 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -61.5% | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -38.1% | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -27.6% | 0.0063 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0616 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0492 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0741 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0365 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0269 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0461 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.008 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0248 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0063 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 0.006 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 177 Nigeria 0.0059 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 178 Gabon 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 180 American Samoa 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 180 Dominican Republic 0 Square kilometres 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 use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0741 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 179th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 use hidden — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Other areas 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.