What is land area in Palau?

Land area in Palau was 460 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Palau?

The highest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1991.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Palau?

The lowest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1991.

How does Palau rank for land area?

Palau ranks 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Palau?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Palau

Name: Land area in Palau
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Palau: Land area was 460 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

460 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

189th

of 216 countries

All-time high

460 sq. km

in 1991

All-time low

460 sq. km

in 1991

Years of data

1991–2023

Land area in Palau, 1991–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Palau recorded 460 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Palau peaked at 460 sq. km in 1991 and was at its lowest, 460 sq. km, in 1991.

That places Palau 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Land area in Palau, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Palau, 1991 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1991	460 sq. km	—
1992	460 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	460 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	460 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	460 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	460 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	460 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	460 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	460 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	460 sq. km	+0.0%

Palau compared with similar countries

Palau's 460 sq. km is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,494 sq. km, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Palau's 460 sq. km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,270 sq. km, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	9
2000s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	10
2010s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	10
2020s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Palau

186 Isle of Man 570 sq. km compare
187 Guam 540 sq. km compare
188 Andorra 470 sq. km compare
189 Northern Mariana Islands 460 sq. km compare
189 Seychelles 460 sq. km compare
192 Curacao 444 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Palau

Rural population, per capita 0.2072 units per person (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)
Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Palau?: Land area in Palau was 460 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Palau?: The highest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1991.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Palau?: The lowest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1991.
How does Palau rank for land area?: Palau ranks 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Palau?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land 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: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.