Forestland — Area, per capita in Palau
Palau: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0024 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per capita in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Palau stood at 0.0024 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0025 1000 ha per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 ha per person, in 2004.
That places Palau 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0024 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 11.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0024 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 5.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 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, per capita in Palau?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Palau was 0.0024 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 1000 ha per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Palau rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.