Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Palau stood at 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
Palau ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0832 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0836 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0839 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0845 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0848 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0851 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0857 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0863 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0865 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0869 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0873 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0875 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0877 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0882 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0884 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0885 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0887 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0889 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0891 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0893 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0895 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0897 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0899 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.09 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0902 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0904 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0845 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0832 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0857 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0882 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0899 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0903 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.09 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Suriname 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Gabon 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 0.0899 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Guyana 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 0.0864 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Palau?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — 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.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.