Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guam
Guam: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 29.57 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Guam is 29.57 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Guam peaked at 37.04 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 29.57 %, in 2023.
That places Guam 146th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.63 % | — |
| 1962 | 29.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 31.48 % | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 33.33 % | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 37.04 % | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.19 % | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 35.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.33 % | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.48 % | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.63 % | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 29.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 29.57 % | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 29.57 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guam's 29.57 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.07 % | 29.63 % | 31.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.66 % | 31.48 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.67 % | 33.33 % | 37.04 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.04 % | 37.04 % | 37.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3 % | 33.33 % | 37.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.03 % | 29.63 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.61 % | 29.57 % | 29.63 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 143 Austria 31.1 % compare
- 144 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 30.82 % compare
- 145 Slovenia 30.36 % compare
- 147 Martinique 29.54 % compare
- 148 Argentina 29.52 % compare
- 149 Montserrat 29.41 % compare
More environment data for Guam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5909 Percentage change (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 461 t (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 1,035 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 445 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 1,033 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 434 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 430 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Guam?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Guam was 29.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 37.04 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.57 % in 2023.
- How does Guam rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Guam ranks 146th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.