Palau vs World: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre

Palau
0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Palau
  • World
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.8 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0845 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre Palau
2000s 0.087 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre Palau
2010s 0.089 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre Palau
2020s 0.0903 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Palau or World?
Palau, at 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Palau and World?
0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Palau and World rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
Palau ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.