Deforestation statistics for Palau
Palau: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 18,094 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.50% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 39 |
| Net migration | - |
| Fertility rate | N.A. |
| Median age | N.A. |
| Urban population share | N.A. |
Palau: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 460 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 41,263 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 89.70% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 674 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.60% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 19,015 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 41.30% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 46.10% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 217 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 1.10% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 18,798 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 40.90% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 46% |
Palau: Annual forest and tree cover data
Palau: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 27 2003: 3 2004: 7 2005: 16 2006: 17 2007: 33 2008: 30 2009: 13 2010: 11 2011: 14 2012: 8 2013: 6 2014: 22 2015: nan 2016: nan 2017: nan 2018: 1 2019: 4 2020: 4 |
Palau: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 52 2002: 75 2003: 18 2004: 30 2005: 43 2006: 35 2007: 91 2008: 65 2009: 30 2010: 33 2011: 31 2012: 28 2013: 21 2014: 94 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 0 2018: 4 2019: 9 2020: 16 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimeliik | 4,054 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 87 | 2.1% |
| Ngardmau | 3,051 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1.1% |
| Ngatpang | 2,908 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1.8% |
| Ngchesar | 4,029 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 1.9% |
| Ngeremlengui | 6,170 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 102 | 1.7% |
| Ngiwal | 1,597 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1.4% |
| Peleliu | 1,959 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 47 | 2.4% |
| Sonsorol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Airai | 5,162 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 76 | 1.5% |
| Angaur | 726 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 52 | 7.2% |
| Hatohobei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kayangel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Koror | 5,435 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.4% |
| Melekeok | 2,130 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 1.3% |
| Ngaraard | 3,081 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 1.8% |
| Ngarchelong | 961 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2.1% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimeliik | 1,951 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 1.6% | |
| Ngardmau | 1,350 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.8% | |
| Ngatpang | 1,665 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1.7% | |
| Ngchesar | 2,058 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1.4% | |
| Ngeremlengui | 2,422 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 1.3% | |
| Ngiwal | 539 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.5% | |
| Peleliu | 721 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 3.4% | |
| Airai | 2,652 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1.0% | |
| Kayangel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Koror | 3,575 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.1% | |
| Melekeok | 503 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.8% | |
| Ngaraard | 1,299 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1.2% | |
| Ngarchelong | 279 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8% |
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2019 forest data for Palau | Archived forest data for Palau | Forest data for Palau
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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