Forest area in Guam
Guam: Forest area was 28,270 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Guam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Guam recorded 28,270 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Guam peaked at 28,270 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24,000 hectares, in 1990.
That places Guam 179th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Guam, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,000 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,854 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 25,708 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 26,562 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 27,416 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 28,270 hectares | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28,270 hectares | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 28,270 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 6% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Guam's 28,270 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,989 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 28,270 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,270 hectares | 28,270 hectares | 28,270 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 176 Comoros 33,370 hectares compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 32,840 hectares compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28,560 hectares compare
- 180 Seychelles 26,520 hectares compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 24,360 hectares compare
- 182 United States Virgin Islands 20,660 hectares 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 forest area in Guam?
- Forest area in Guam was 28,270 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 28,270 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Guam rank for forest area?
- Guam ranks 179th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.