Which has higher forest area, Palau or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 552.8 sq. km against 418.7 sq. km in Palau as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?

134.1 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Palau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Forest area (sq. km)

Palau

418.7 sq. km

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

552.8 sq. km

in 2025

Palau rank

168th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

166th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Palau
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 552.8 sq. km against 418.7 sq. km in Palau, a difference of 134.1 sq. km.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Palau's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palau	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	388.66 sq. km	588.06 sq. km	199.4 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	400.21 sq. km	582.97 sq. km	182.76 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	409.47 sq. km	559.45 sq. km	149.98 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	416.45 sq. km	552.15 sq. km	135.7 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Palau or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 552.8 sq. km against 418.7 sq. km in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 134.1 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Palau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forest area?: Palau ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th of 214 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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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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.