What is wild fish catch used for? in Guam
Guam: What is wild fish catch used for? was 4.59 tonnes in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
4.59 tonnes
Change on year
down 28.9%
World rank
97th
of 140 countries
All-time high
191.05 tonnes
in 1982
All-time low
4.59 tonnes
in 2015
Years of data
66
1950–2015
What is wild fish catch used for? in Guam, 1950–2015
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Guam recorded 4.59 tonnes for what is wild fish catch used for? in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.9% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what is wild fish catch used for? in Guam peaked at 191.05 tonnes in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.59 tonnes, in 2015.
Guam ranks 97th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
What is wild fish catch used for? in Guam, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.81 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 57.41 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 57.04 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 60.24 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 57.06 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 57.4 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 55.99 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 52.93 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1958 | 51.55 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 50.95 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 148.55 tonnes | +191.5% |
| 1961 | 146.44 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 147.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 148.96 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 149.19 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 48.23 tonnes | -67.7% |
| 1966 | 70.3 tonnes | +45.8% |
| 1967 | 69.38 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 68.48 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 65.96 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 65.54 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 64.61 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 65.86 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 61.8 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 58.82 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 61.59 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 98.71 tonnes | +60.3% |
| 1978 | 145.2 tonnes | +47.1% |
| 1979 | 92.12 tonnes | -36.6% |
| 1980 | 142.35 tonnes | +54.5% |
| 1981 | 147.81 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 191.05 tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1983 | 42.96 tonnes | -77.5% |
| 1984 | 22.44 tonnes | -47.8% |
| 1985 | 17.34 tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 106.39 tonnes | +513.4% |
| 1987 | 58.55 tonnes | -45.0% |
| 1988 | 10.6 tonnes | -81.9% |
| 1989 | 12.42 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 91.18 tonnes | +634.0% |
| 1991 | 13.48 tonnes | -85.2% |
| 1992 | 11.34 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 12.53 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 14.28 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 16.98 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 20.39 tonnes | +20.1% |
| 1997 | 19.52 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 18.4 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 27.67 tonnes | +50.4% |
| 2000 | 37.84 tonnes | +36.7% |
| 2001 | 39.31 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 26.9 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 2003 | 26.43 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 33.14 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 17.87 tonnes | -46.1% |
| 2006 | 33.08 tonnes | +85.1% |
| 2007 | 33.85 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.33 tonnes | -72.4% |
| 2009 | 13.85 tonnes | +48.5% |
| 2010 | 4.67 tonnes | -66.3% |
| 2011 | 10.26 tonnes | +119.6% |
| 2012 | 8.29 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 6.31 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 6.46 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.59 tonnes | -28.9% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 4.59 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.35 tonnes, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guam's 4.59 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 780.34 tonnes, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where What is wild fish catch used for? in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +634.0% | 12.42 tonnes | 91.18 tonnes |
| 1986 | +513.4% | 17.34 tonnes | 106.39 tonnes |
| 1960 | +191.5% | 50.95 tonnes | 148.55 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.64 tonnes | 50.95 tonnes | 60.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 106.27 tonnes | 48.23 tonnes | 149.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.01 tonnes | 58.82 tonnes | 145.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.19 tonnes | 10.6 tonnes | 191.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.58 tonnes | 11.34 tonnes | 91.18 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.16 tonnes | 9.33 tonnes | 39.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.76 tonnes | 4.59 tonnes | 10.26 tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 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 what is wild fish catch used for? in Guam?
- What is wild fish catch used for? in Guam was 4.59 tonnes in 2015, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 191.05 tonnes in 1982.
- What is the lowest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Guam rank for what is wild fish catch used for??
- Guam ranks 97th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is what is wild fish catch used for? rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What is wild fish catch used for?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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