Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Palau
Palau: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 4.35 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Palau is 4.35 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Palau peaked at 4.35 percent in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.35 percent, in 1991.
Palau ranks 165th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Palau, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.35 percent | — |
| 1992 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.35 percent | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 4.35 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 45% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Palau's 4.35 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 4.35 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Palau?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Palau was 4.35 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 percent in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 percent in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Palau ranks 165th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).