Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Palau
Palau: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -44 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Palau stood at -44 kt.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Palau peaked at -36.67 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -69.67 kt, in 1991.
Palau ranks 131st of 243 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Palau, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -69.67 kt | — |
| 1992 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -69.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -44 kt | -36.8% |
| 2002 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -36.67 kt | -16.7% |
| 2017 | -36.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -36.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -36.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -36.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -44 kt | +20.0% |
| 2022 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -44 kt | -0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's -44 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -7.49 kt, 5.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -69.67 kt | -69.67 kt | -69.67 kt | 9 |
| 2000s | -46.57 kt | -69.67 kt | -44 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -41.07 kt | -44 kt | -36.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -42.78 kt | -44 kt | -36.67 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 128 Tajikistan -33.81 kt compare
- 129 Wallis and Futuna Islands -38.1 kt compare
- 130 Polynesia -43.45 kt compare
- 132 Central African Republic -51.19 kt compare
- 133 Martinique -51.33 kt compare
- 134 Bahrain -58.67 kt compare
- 134 Micronesia -58.67 kt 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 — net emissions/removals (co2) in Palau?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Palau was -44 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was -36.67 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.67 kt in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Palau ranks 131st out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).