Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guam
Guam: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 6.25 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Guam is 6.25 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Guam peaked at 12.5 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.26 %, in 2007.
Guam ranks 230th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.5 % | — |
| 1962 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11.76 % | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11.11 % | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10 % | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.26 % | -47.4% |
| 2008 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.56 % | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.88 % | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.25 % | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 6.25 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 14% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guam's 6.25 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 26% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.92 % | 11.76 % | 12.5 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.7 % | 11.11 % | 11.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.11 % | 10 % | 11.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 % | 10 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.61 % | 5.26 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 % | 5.56 % | 6.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 % | 6.25 % | 6.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Guam?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Guam was 6.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 % in 2007.
- How does Guam rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Guam ranks 230th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.