Terrestrial protected areas in Palau
Palau: Terrestrial protected areas was 31.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
44.2
in 2019
All-time low
16
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Palau, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 31.4 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Palau peaked at 44.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2013.
Palau ranks 32nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16 | — |
| 2014 | 24.9 | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 24.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.2 | +57.9% |
| 2020 | 44.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4 | -29.0% |
| 2025 | 31.4 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 31.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5, 1.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Palau's 31.4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.71 | 16 | 44.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.93 | 31.4 | 44.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - 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 terrestrial protected areas in Palau?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Palau was 31.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Palau ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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