Forestland — Area in Palau
Palau: Forestland — Area was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area 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 in Palau peaked at 41.87 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.29 1000 ha, in 1991.
Palau ranks 163rd of 223 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.
Forestland — Area in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.29 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 38.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 38.58 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.72 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.87 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.01 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 39.15 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.29 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 39.58 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.68 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.78 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.87 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.97 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.07 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.17 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 40.27 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.36 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.46 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.56 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.65 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.73 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.82 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.9 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.99 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.08 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.16 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.25 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.42 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.51 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.6 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.69 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.78 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.87 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 41.87 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 41.87 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,022 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Palau?
- Forestland — area 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 recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.87 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.29 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for forestland — area?
- Palau ranks 163rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).