Terrestrial protected areas in Palau
Palau: Terrestrial protected areas was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Palau recorded 31.4% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Palau peaked at 44.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2013.
That places Palau 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.0% | — |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +57.9% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | -29.0% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.7% | 16.0% | 44.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 31.4% | 44.2% | 6 |
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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 protected areas in Palau?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Palau was 31.4% 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 protected areas recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Palau ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.