Agricultural land use in Guam
Guam: Agricultural land use was 16,000 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land use 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.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use in Guam stood at 16,000 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Guam peaked at 20,000 hectares in 1981 and was at its lowest, 16,000 hectares, in 1961.
Guam ranks 188th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,778 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,100 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,800 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,600 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,300 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,000 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land 160 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 29.6% (2023)
- Arable land 1,000 hectares (2023)
- Arable land 0.006 hectares per person (2023)
- Arable land 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Guam?
- Agricultural land use in Guam was 16,000 hectares 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 use recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 hectares in 1981.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Guam rank for agricultural land use?
- Guam ranks 188th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.