Forest area in Palau
Palau: Forest area was 90.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Palau is 90.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Palau peaked at 90.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1991.
That places Palau 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Forest area in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.2% | — |
| 1992 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 83.2% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 86.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.0% | 90.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Suriname 94.4% compare
- 2 Micronesia, Federated States of 92.2% compare
- 3 Gabon 91.2% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 90.1% compare
- 6 Guyana 87.1% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 86.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Palau
- Rural population, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 3,659 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 20.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 496.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Palau?
- Forest area in Palau was 90.5% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for forest area?
- Palau ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.