Agricultural land per capita in Guam
Guam: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0961 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0961 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
184th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.2263 hectares per capita
in 1963
All-time low
0.0961 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Guam, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Guam is 0.0961 hectares per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Guam peaked at 0.2263 hectares per capita in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0961 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Guam 184th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2243 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.2185 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2263 hectares per capita | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2207 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2153 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2102 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2055 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.201 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1967 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1924 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1879 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1835 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1793 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1753 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1716 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.168 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1646 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1612 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1672 hectares per capita | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1634 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1771 hectares per capita | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1728 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1688 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1649 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1611 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1575 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.154 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1506 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1473 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1443 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1417 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1395 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1373 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1352 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1333 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1314 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1297 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.128 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1263 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1249 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.124 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1232 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1226 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1221 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1217 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1213 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.115 hectares per capita | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1147 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1083 hectares per capita | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1081 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1081 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1082 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1084 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1088 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1031 hectares per capita | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1035 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.104 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0983 hectares per capita | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0989 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0987 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0977 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0969 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0961 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.0961 hectares per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 41% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.0961 hectares per capita is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 51% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2132 hectares per capita | 0.1967 hectares per capita | 0.2263 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1751 hectares per capita | 0.1612 hectares per capita | 0.1924 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1617 hectares per capita | 0.1473 hectares per capita | 0.1771 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1347 hectares per capita | 0.1263 hectares per capita | 0.1443 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1198 hectares per capita | 0.1083 hectares per capita | 0.1249 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1049 hectares per capita | 0.0983 hectares per capita | 0.1088 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0973 hectares per capita | 0.0961 hectares per capita | 0.0987 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 181 Netherlands 0.0997 hectares per capita compare
- 182 North Korea 0.0982 hectares per capita compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0964 hectares per capita compare
- 185 Cyprus 0.0959 hectares per capita compare
- 186 Martinique 0.0902 hectares per capita compare
- 187 Jordan 0.0895 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Arable land 1,000 hectares (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
- Permanent cropland 12.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Guam?
- Agricultural land per capita in Guam was 0.0961 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2263 hectares per capita in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0961 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Guam rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Guam ranks 184th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.