Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Guam
Guam: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 3.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Guam, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guam recorded 3.5% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Guam peaked at 3.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
Guam ranks 166th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 7% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guam's 3.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 16% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 6 |
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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Guam?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Guam was 3.5% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Guam ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).