Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Palau

Palau: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 50.01 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
50.01 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
214th
of 240 countries
All-time high
50.01 %
in 1991
All-time low
49.99 %
in 2013
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Palau, 1991–2025

02040601991200820251991: 50 %1992: 50 %1993: 50 %1994: 50 %1995: 50 %1996: 50 %1997: 50 %1998: 50 %1999: 50 %2000: 50 %2001: 50 %2002: 50 %2003: 50 %2004: 50 %2005: 50 %2006: 50 %2007: 50 %2008: 50 %2009: 50 %2010: 50 %2011: 50 %2012: 50 %2013: 50 %2014: 50 %2015: 50 %2016: 50 %2017: 50 %2018: 50 %2019: 50 %2020: 50 %2021: 50 %2022: 50 %2023: 50 %2024: 50 %2025: 50 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Palau recorded 50.01 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Palau peaked at 50.01 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 49.99 %, in 2013.

Palau ranks 214th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Palau, year by year

Annual values for Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Palau, 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 50.01 % —
1992 50.01 % +0.0%
1993 50.01 % +0.0%
1994 50.01 % +0.0%
1995 50.01 % +0.0%
1996 50.01 % +0.0%
1997 50 % -0.0%
1998 50 % +0.0%
1999 50 % +0.0%
2000 50 % +0.0%
2001 50 % +0.0%
2002 50 % +0.0%
2003 50 % +0.0%
2004 50 % +0.0%
2005 50 % +0.0%
2006 50 % +0.0%
2007 50 % +0.0%
2008 50 % +0.0%
2009 50 % +0.0%
2010 50 % +0.0%
2011 50 % +0.0%
2012 50 % +0.0%
2013 49.99 % -0.0%
2014 49.99 % +0.0%
2015 49.99 % +0.0%
2016 49.99 % +0.0%
2017 49.99 % +0.0%
2018 50 % +0.0%
2019 50 % +0.0%
2020 50 % +0.0%
2021 50 % +0.0%
2022 50 % +0.0%
2023 50.01 % +0.0%
2024 50.01 % +0.0%
2025 50.01 % +0.0%

Palau compared with similar countries

  • Palau's 50.01 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 53% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Palau's 50.01 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.46 %, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.01 % 50 % 50.01 % 9
2000s 50 % 50 % 50 % 10
2010s 49.99 % 49.99 % 50 % 10
2020s 50 % 50 % 50.01 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Palau?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Palau was 50.01 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 50.01 % in 1991.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 49.99 % in 2013.
How does Palau rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Palau ranks 214th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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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.