Arable land in Guam
Guam: Arable land was 1,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Guam, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Guam recorded 1,000 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Guam peaked at 2,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,000 hectares, in 2007.
Guam ranks 194th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,700 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 191 San Marino 1,985 hectares compare
- 193 American Samoa 1,030 hectares compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 1,000 hectares compare
- 194 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000 hectares compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 900 hectares compare
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 0.006 hectares per person (2023)
- Arable land 1.9% (2023)
- Permanent cropland 13.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Guam?
- Arable land in Guam was 1,000 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 hectares in 2007.
- How does Guam rank for arable land?
- Guam ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.