Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Palau
Palau: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 98.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Palau, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Palau recorded 98.0% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 32,566.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Palau peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Palau 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +27533.3% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.9% | 0.2% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Monaco 99.5% compare
- 3 New Caledonia 96.0% compare
- 4 Saint Martin (French Part) 92.3% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 87.3% compare
More climate change data for Palau
- 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 0.0006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Palau?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Palau was 98.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Palau ranks 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,566.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.