Palau's forest cover rose from 84.2 % in 1994 to 90.5 % in 2023.
Palau · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 7 with data
Land
Palau's forest area rose from 387 km in 1994 to 417 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
32nd of 213 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Palau's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 16.0 % in 2013 to 31.4 % in 2025.
Palau's agricultural land (% of land area) was 9.3 % in 1994 and 9.3 % in 2023.
Palau's arable land (% of land area) was 0.7 % in 1994 and 0.7 % in 2023.
Air
Palau's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 6.4 in 1994 to 4.9 in 2023.
Access
Palau's safe drinking water rose from 65.4 % in 2000 to 90.8 % in 2024.
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Palau.
- Water stressNo data
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data