Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Guam
Guam: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 2.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Guam, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guam stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guam peaked at 2.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
That places Guam 223rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 4% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Guam's 2.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.5%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guam?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guam was 2.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Guam ranks 223rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).