Cropland — Area per capita in Guam
Guam: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.05 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Guam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Guam recorded 0.05 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Guam peaked at 0.12 ha/cap in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.05 ha/cap, in 2015.
Guam ranks 198th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.11 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.11 ha/cap | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.05 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 50% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.05 ha/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 37% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1111 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.093 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.096 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.082 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.069 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.056 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 198 Bangladesh 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Equatorial Guinea 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Martinique 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Saint Lucia 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 San Marino 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Switzerland 0.05 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in Guam?
- Cropland — area per capita in Guam was 0.05 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 ha/cap in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 ha/cap in 2015.
- How does Guam rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Guam ranks 198th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.