Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre was 0.0108 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0108 units per square kilometre for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.0183 units per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Palau ranks 23rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0108 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 51.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0108 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 30.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 20 Saint Lucia 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0157 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Dominica 0.0153 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Qatar 0.0094 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Mauritius 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Tonga 0.0065 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0108 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0183 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pm exposure 1990 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pm exposure 1990 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pm exposure 1990 2017 Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Pm exposure 1990 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.