Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Palau?

Cape Verde, at 466.2 sq. km against 416.5 sq. km in Palau as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Palau?

49.7 sq. km, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Palau?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Palau: Forest area

Cape Verde

466.2 sq. km

in 2023

Palau

416.5 sq. km

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

167th

Palau rank

169th

Forest area over time

Cape Verde
Palau

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 466.2 sq. km against 416.5 sq. km in Palau, a difference of 49.7 sq. km.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 167th and Palau ranks 169th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	275.5 sq. km	388.65 sq. km	113.15 sq. km	Palau
2000s	410.7 sq. km	400.21 sq. km	10.49 sq. km	Cape Verde
2010s	440.7 sq. km	409.47 sq. km	31.23 sq. km	Cape Verde
2020s	461.7 sq. km	415.3 sq. km	46.4 sq. km	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Palau?: Cape Verde, at 466.2 sq. km against 416.5 sq. km in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Palau?: 49.7 sq. km, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Palau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Palau rank globally for forest area?: Cape Verde ranks 167th and Palau ranks 169th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.