Land use hidden — Other areas in Palau
Palau: Land use hidden — Other areas was 0.5 Square kilometres in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas in Palau is 0.5 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.5% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Palau peaked at 34.07 Square kilometres in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Palau 199th out of 202 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 in Palau, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.07 Square kilometres | — |
| 1992 | 32.64 Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 31.21 Square kilometres | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 29.78 Square kilometres | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 28.35 Square kilometres | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 26.92 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 25.49 Square kilometres | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 24.06 Square kilometres | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 22.63 Square kilometres | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 21.2 Square kilometres | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 20.22 Square kilometres | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 19.24 Square kilometres | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 18.26 Square kilometres | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 17.28 Square kilometres | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 16.3 Square kilometres | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 15.32 Square kilometres | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 14.34 Square kilometres | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 13.36 Square kilometres | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 12.38 Square kilometres | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4 Square kilometres | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 10.54 Square kilometres | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 9.68 Square kilometres | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 8.82 Square kilometres | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 7.96 Square kilometres | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 7.1 Square kilometres | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2 Square kilometres | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 5.4 Square kilometres | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5 Square kilometres | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7 Square kilometres | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 Square kilometres | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1 Square kilometres | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3 Square kilometres | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5 Square kilometres | -61.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.5 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,068 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.5 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,897 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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% | 1.3 Square kilometres | 0.5 Square kilometres |
| 2022 | -38.1% | 2.1 Square kilometres | 1.3 Square kilometres |
| 2021 | -27.6% | 2.9 Square kilometres | 2.1 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.35 Square kilometres | 22.63 Square kilometres | 34.07 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.79 Square kilometres | 12.38 Square kilometres | 21.2 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.53 Square kilometres | 3.7 Square kilometres | 11.4 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 Square kilometres | 0.5 Square kilometres | 2.9 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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 in Palau?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Palau was 0.5 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 34.07 Square kilometres in 1991.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Palau ranks 199th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. 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