Primary Forest — Area in Palau
Palau: Primary Forest — Area was 9.07 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Palau stood at 9.07 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Palau peaked at 9.07 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.1 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Palau 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.62 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 6.56 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.51 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.45 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.39 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.33 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.27 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.22 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.16 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.1 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.29 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.39 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.48 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.58 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.68 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.77 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.87 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.96 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.06 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.19 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.33 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.46 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.6 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.73 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.86 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.13 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.27 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.4 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.53 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.67 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.8 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 8.94 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 9.07 1000 ha | +1.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 9.07 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.92 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 9.07 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 241.05 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.39 1000 ha | 6.16 1000 ha | 6.62 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.53 1000 ha | 6.1 1000 ha | 6.96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.66 1000 ha | 7.06 1000 ha | 8.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.4 1000 ha | 9.07 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 53.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 45 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Palau?
- Primary forest — area in Palau was 9.07 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.07 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for primary forest — area?
- Palau ranks 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Primary 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.