Land area in hectares, per capita in Guam
Guam: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.3243 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3243 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
178th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7572 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.3242 hectares per person
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares, per capita in Guam, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Guam recorded 0.3243 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Guam peaked at 0.7572 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3242 hectares per person, in 2011.
That places Guam 178th out of 215 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.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7572 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7378 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7191 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7012 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6841 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.668 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6528 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6386 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.625 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6111 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5969 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.583 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5697 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5571 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5451 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5338 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5228 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5122 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5017 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4903 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4783 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4667 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4557 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4452 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4351 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4253 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4158 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3976 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3896 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3828 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3766 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3707 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3652 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3599 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3549 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3502 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3456 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3411 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3374 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3347 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3327 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.331 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3296 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3285 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3276 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3267 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3259 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.325 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3243 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3242 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3247 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3254 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3263 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3275 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3288 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3303 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3319 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3337 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.333 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3298 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3269 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3243 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.3243 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 47% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.3243 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 46% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6871 hectares per person | 0.625 hectares per person | 0.7572 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5533 hectares per person | 0.5017 hectares per person | 0.6111 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4417 hectares per person | 0.3976 hectares per person | 0.4903 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3637 hectares per person | 0.3411 hectares per person | 0.3896 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3299 hectares per person | 0.325 hectares per person | 0.3374 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3277 hectares per person | 0.3242 hectares per person | 0.3337 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3285 hectares per person | 0.3243 hectares per person | 0.333 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 175 United States Virgin Islands 0.3336 hectares per person compare
- 176 Cayman Islands 0.3286 hectares per person compare
- 177 El Salvador 0.3284 hectares per person compare
- 179 Vietnam 0.3123 hectares per person compare
- 180 Pakistan 0.3115 hectares per person compare
- 181 Tuvalu 0.3056 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Guam?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Guam was 0.3243 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7572 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3242 hectares per person in 2011.
- How does Guam rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Guam ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.