Agricultural land per capita in Palau
Palau: Agricultural land per capita was 0.2422 hectares per capita in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.2422 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
140th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.275 hectares per capita
in 1991
All-time low
0.2167 hectares per capita
in 2004
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.2422 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Palau peaked at 0.275 hectares per capita in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2167 hectares per capita, in 2004.
Palau ranks 140th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.275 hectares per capita | — |
| 1992 | 0.2685 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2622 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.256 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2498 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2432 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2372 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2318 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2272 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2239 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2219 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2202 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2185 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2167 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2168 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2192 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2225 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2259 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2295 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2334 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2376 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2417 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2434 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2424 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2417 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2412 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2411 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.241 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2413 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2413 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2415 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2418 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2422 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.2422 hectares per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.2422 hectares per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2501 hectares per capita | 0.2272 hectares per capita | 0.275 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2215 hectares per capita | 0.2167 hectares per capita | 0.2295 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2405 hectares per capita | 0.2334 hectares per capita | 0.2434 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2417 hectares per capita | 0.2413 hectares per capita | 0.2422 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More agriculture & rural data for Palau
- Rural population, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2018)
- Rural population 20.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3,659 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.78 million current US$ (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5436 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 496.19 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Palau?
- Agricultural land per capita in Palau was 0.2422 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.275 hectares per capita in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2167 hectares per capita in 2004.
- How does Palau rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Palau ranks 140th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.