Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Palau
Palau: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 20.94 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Palau recorded 20.94 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Palau peaked at 20.94 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.15 1000 ha, in 1991.
Palau ranks 182nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.44 1000 ha | 19.15 1000 ha | 19.72 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.01 1000 ha | 19.79 1000 ha | 20.23 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.47 1000 ha | 20.28 1000 ha | 20.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.82 1000 ha | 20.71 1000 ha | 20.94 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 179 Lesotho 25.85 1000 ha compare
- 180 Northern Mariana Islands 24.36 1000 ha compare
- 181 Seychelles 21.64 1000 ha compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 20.66 1000 ha compare
- 184 Mauritius 20.3 1000 ha compare
- 185 Niue 18.87 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Palau
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 46 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Palau?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Palau was 20.94 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 20.94 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.15 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Palau ranks 182nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.