Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guam
Guam: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 3.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guam, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guam is 3.88 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guam peaked at 3.88 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.82 %, in 2007.
That places Guam 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.5 % | — |
| 2003 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.82 % | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 1.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 % | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.22 % | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 2.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.88 % | +74.8% |
| 2019 | 3.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.88 % | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 3.88 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 26% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Guam's 3.88 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.63 %, 21% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.27 % | 1.82 % | 2.5 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.44 % | 2 % | 3.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 % | 3.88 % | 3.88 % | 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guam?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guam was 3.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 % in 2007.
- How does Guam rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Guam ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.