Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Palau

Palau: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
41.87 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
179th
of 239 countries
All-time high
41.87 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
38.29 1000 ha
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Palau, 1991–2025

0102030401991200820251991: 38.3 1000 ha1992: 38.4 1000 ha1993: 38.6 1000 ha1994: 38.7 1000 ha1995: 38.9 1000 ha1996: 39 1000 ha1997: 39.2 1000 ha1998: 39.3 1000 ha1999: 39.4 1000 ha2000: 39.6 1000 ha2001: 39.7 1000 ha2002: 39.8 1000 ha2003: 39.9 1000 ha2004: 40 1000 ha2005: 40.1 1000 ha2006: 40.2 1000 ha2007: 40.3 1000 ha2008: 40.4 1000 ha2009: 40.5 1000 ha2010: 40.6 1000 ha2011: 40.6 1000 ha2012: 40.7 1000 ha2013: 40.8 1000 ha2014: 40.9 1000 ha2015: 41 1000 ha2016: 41.1 1000 ha2017: 41.2 1000 ha2018: 41.2 1000 ha2019: 41.3 1000 ha2020: 41.4 1000 ha2021: 41.5 1000 ha2022: 41.6 1000 ha2023: 41.7 1000 ha2024: 41.8 1000 ha2025: 41.9 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Palau is 41.87 1000 ha, measured 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 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Palau peaked at 41.87 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.29 1000 ha, in 1991.

Palau ranks 179th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.87 1000 ha 38.29 1000 ha 39.44 1000 ha 9
2000s 40.02 1000 ha 39.58 1000 ha 40.46 1000 ha 10
2010s 40.95 1000 ha 40.56 1000 ha 41.33 1000 ha 10
2020s 41.65 1000 ha 41.42 1000 ha 41.87 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 55.28 1000 ha compare
  2. 177 Martinique 52.67 1000 ha compare
  3. 178 Cabo Verde 51.06 1000 ha compare
  4. 180 Mauritius 38.29 1000 ha compare
  5. 181 Lesotho 34.52 1000 ha compare
  6. 182 Comoros 33.37 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Palau?
Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Palau was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025.
What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 38.29 1000 ha in 1991.
How does Palau rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Palau ranks 179th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).