Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Guam?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Guam

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Guam
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Guam: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 2.14 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2.14 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

185th

of 240 countries

All-time high

2.2 1000 ha

in 2007

All-time low

2.1 1000 ha

in 2018

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Guam, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Guam recorded 2.14 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Guam peaked at 2.2 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.1 1000 ha, in 2018.

Guam ranks 185th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	2.18 1000 ha	2.16 1000 ha	2.2 1000 ha	9
2010s	2.16 1000 ha	2.1 1000 ha	2.2 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.16 1000 ha	2.14 1000 ha	2.18 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Guam

182 Faroe Islands 2.63 1000 ha compare
183 Belize 2.46 1000 ha compare
184 Micronesia 2.23 1000 ha compare
186 Bhutan 2.06 1000 ha compare
187 Solomon Islands 2.01 1000 ha compare
188 Channel Islands 1.94 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Guam

Total fisheries production 109.64 metric tons (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 43.75 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 50 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.79 % (2024)
Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
Land area — Area 54.1 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
Capture fisheries production 45.64 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Guam?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Guam was 2.14 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Guam?: The highest recorded value was 2.2 1000 ha in 2007.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Guam?: The lowest recorded value was 2.1 1000 ha in 2018.
How does Guam rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Guam ranks 185th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Guam?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.