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

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%

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha):19015年
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

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

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
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	2652年	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%

nan

2019 forest data for Palau|Archived forest data for Palau|Forest data for Palau

Data Source:Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA viaGlobal Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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