Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Palau
Palau: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 48.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 48.1% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Palau peaked at 48.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 114th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +48.3% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 48.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 92% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Palau's 48.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.5%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 17.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.4% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 6 |
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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Palau?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Palau was 48.1% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Palau ranks 114th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).