Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Guam
Guam: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 0.31 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Guam, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guam stood at 0.31 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guam peaked at 0.31 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2 1000 ha, in 2007.
Guam ranks 206th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Guam, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 1000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.31 1000 ha | +55.0% |
| 2019 | 0.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.31 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.5 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.31 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 471.11 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2625 1000 ha | 0.2 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.222 1000 ha | 0.2 1000 ha | 0.31 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.31 1000 ha | 0.31 1000 ha | 0.31 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 203 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.48 1000 ha compare
- 204 Micronesia 0.39 1000 ha compare
- 205 Antigua and Barbuda 0.38 1000 ha compare
- 206 United States Virgin Islands 0.31 1000 ha compare
- 208 Seychelles 0.26 1000 ha compare
- 209 Dominica 0.2 1000 ha 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guam?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guam was 0.31 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Guam rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Guam ranks 206th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.