Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Palau
Palau: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0235 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0235 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0245 sq. km per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 sq. km per person, in 2004.
That places Palau 19th out of 214 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 (sq. km), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.022 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0235 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 12.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0235 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 4.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0226 sq. km per person | 0.0209 sq. km per person | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 0.0216 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 sq. km per person | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0234 sq. km per person | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 0.0235 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More agriculture & rural data for Palau
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2024)
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Palau?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Palau was 0.0235 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 sq. km per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 sq. km per person in 2004.
- How does Palau rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.