Forest land — Share in Land area in Guam
Guam: Forest land — Share in Land area was 52.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Guam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guam recorded 52.26 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Guam peaked at 52.35 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.44 %, in 1990.
Guam ranks 63rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.44 % | — |
| 1991 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.03 % | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 47.61 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 49.19 % | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 50.77 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 52.35 % | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.26 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 52.26 % | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 52.26 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Guam's 52.26 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.44 % | 44.44 % | 44.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.44 % | 44.44 % | 44.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.98 % | 44.44 % | 52.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.31 % | 52.26 % | 52.35 % | 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 forest land — share in land area in Guam?
- Forest land — share in land area in Guam was 52.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 52.35 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.44 % in 1990.
- How does Guam rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Guam ranks 63rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, published as part of Forest 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.