Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Guam
Guam: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was -11.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Guam, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Guam stood at -11.1%.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Guam peaked at 17.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -15.8%, in 2018.
That places Guam 205th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.2% | — |
| 1972 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 5.9% | — |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | -37.0% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | -5.0% | — |
| 2008 | -5.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -10.0% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | -10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -15.0% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | -15.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -10.5% | -29.8% |
| 2018 | -15.8% | +50.0% |
| 2019 | -11.1% | -29.6% |
| 2020 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's -11.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.5%, 21.3× the median. (79 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 5.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.0% | -10.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.7% | -15.8% | -10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.1% | -11.1% | -11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 18.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Arable land 1,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Guam?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Guam was -11.1% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.8% in 2018.
- How does Guam rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Guam ranks 205th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.