Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palau
Palau: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.026 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.026 sq. km per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0481 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0232 sq. km per person
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palau, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palau stood at 0.026 sq. km per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0481 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0232 sq. km per person, in 2004.
Palau ranks 56th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0481 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.047 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0419 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0415 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0377 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0366 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0367 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.037 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0371 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0345 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0336 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.025 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.026 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.026 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 3.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.026 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.044 sq. km per person | 0.0412 sq. km per person | 0.0481 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0374 sq. km per person | 0.0363 sq. km per person | 0.0405 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0341 sq. km per person | 0.0308 sq. km per person | 0.0375 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0271 sq. km per person | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 0.0301 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0237 sq. km per person | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0258 sq. km per person | 0.025 sq. km per person | 0.0261 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0259 sq. km per person | 0.0258 sq. km per person | 0.026 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 53 Laos 0.0305 sq. km per person compare
- 54 United States 0.0289 sq. km per person compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 0.0277 sq. km per person compare
- 57 Zimbabwe 0.0235 sq. km per person compare
- 58 Mozambique 0.0231 sq. km per person compare
- 59 Croatia 0.0228 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Palau
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 496.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5436 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.73 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.73 (2024)
- Rural population 20.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palau?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Palau was 0.026 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0481 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0232 sq. km per person in 2004.
- How does Palau rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Palau ranks 56th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface 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.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: 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
Surface 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.