Palau — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Palau, 1991–2024.
Forest area for Palau was 90.83% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 90.83% in 2023. The lowest was 83.24% in 1991 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.26% per year.
Palau ranks 4 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Palau sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 2 of 35 economies; Solomon Islands (89.84%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 8th of 182 in 1991 → 8th of 207 in 2000 → 7th of 209 in 2010 → 4th of 214 in 2020 → 4th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 90.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 90.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 90.44% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 90.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 89.85% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 89.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 89.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 89.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 88.91% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 88.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 88.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 88.37% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 88.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 87.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 87.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 87.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 87.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 87.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 86.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 86.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 86.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 86.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 86.04% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 85.74% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 85.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 85.11% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 84.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 84.17% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 83.87% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 83.57% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 83.24% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Palau’s Forest area in 1992?
83.57% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Palau’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +9.1% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 90.83%; 2023: 90.83%; 2022: 90.63%; 2021: 90.44%; 2020: 90.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.