Forest land — Share in Land area in Guam

Guam: Forest land — Share in Land area was 52.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
52.26 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 231 countries
All-time high
52.35 %
in 2015
All-time low
44.44 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Guam, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 44.4 %1991: 44.4 %1992: 44.4 %1993: 44.4 %1994: 44.4 %1995: 44.4 %1996: 44.4 %1997: 44.4 %1998: 44.4 %1999: 44.4 %2000: 44.4 %2001: 44.4 %2002: 44.4 %2003: 44.4 %2004: 44.4 %2005: 44.4 %2006: 44.4 %2007: 44.4 %2008: 44.4 %2009: 44.4 %2010: 44.4 %2011: 46 %2012: 47.6 %2013: 49.2 %2014: 50.8 %2015: 52.4 %2016: 52.4 %2017: 52.4 %2018: 52.4 %2019: 52.4 %2020: 52.4 %2021: 52.4 %2022: 52.4 %2023: 52.3 %2024: 52.3 %

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 58th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 58th out of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.