Barbados vs Palau: Tree cover loss by dominant driver

Barbados

1.5 hectares

in 2024

Palau

2.06 hectares

in 2024

Barbados rank

158th

Palau rank

156th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver over time

Palau currently reports 2.06 hectares against 1.5 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 0.5616 hectares.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Palau ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Palau ranks 156th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 4,195 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to the expansion and intensification of roads, settlements, urban areas, or other built infrastructure.