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Environment · East Asia & Pacific · High income

Guam: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 0.00 t (2024), 200th of 203 in the world and 34th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG per person is 0.11 t (2024), 201st of 203 in the world and 35th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG emissions is 0.0 Mt (2024), 198th of 203 in the world and 32nd of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.

CO₂ per person0.00 t2024 · world 200/203 · region 34/37GHG per person0.11 t2024 · world 201/203 · region 35/37GHG emissions0.0 Mt2024 · world 198/203 · region 32/37CO₂ emissions0.0 Mt2024 · world 196/203 · region 31/37
CO₂ per person
GuamEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0.05.01015199520002005201020152020Guam0.00 tEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
GHG per person
GuamEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0.05.0101520199520002005201020152020Guam0.11 tEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators

Environment: Guam in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes0.00 t2024200/20334/370.00 t0.00 t0.00 t+48%since 20147.35 t9.75 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e0.11 t2024201/20335/370.08 t0.09 t0.11 t+8.3%since 20149.06 t12.50 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e0.0 Mt2024198/20332/370.0 Mt0.0 Mt0.0 Mt+9.8%since 201421,426.8 Mt17,426.5 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt0.0 Mt2024196/20331/370.0 Mt0.0 Mt0.0 Mt+50%since 201417,388.8 Mt13,596.6 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e0.0 Mt2024196/20332/370.0 Mt0.0 Mt0.0 Mt+6.1%since 20142,697.1 Mt2,534.1 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption6.7%2022162/21225/370.4%0.5%4.6%+6.2 ppsince 201214.8%12.8%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output4.8%2021165/20628/350.0%0.0%4.7%+4.8 ppsince 201125.9%26.7%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³3.5 µg/m³2023198/20032/334.3 µg/m³3.6 µg/m³3.1 µg/m³−15%since 201327.3 µg/m³13.0 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area52.3%202452/21418/3544.4%44.4%52.4%+1.5 ppsince 201427.3%36.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area29.6%2024125/21013/3637.0%33.3%29.6%−3.8 ppsince 201446.8%28.2%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area1.8%2024174/20624/343.7%1.9%1.9%±0.0 ppsince 20148.7%9.0%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory0.0%2025208/21333/36··0.0%−0.1 ppsince 201522.0%22.2%17.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Guam and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Guam. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorGuamMicronesiaNorthern Mariana Islands
CO₂ per person0.00 t20240.00 t20240.00 t2024
GHG per person0.11 t20240.54 t20240.09 t2024
GHG emissions0.0 Mt20240.1 Mt20240.0 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions0.0 Mt20240.0 Mt20240.0 Mt2024
Methane0.0 Mt20240.0 Mt20240.0 Mt2024
Renewable energy6.7%20222.0%20220.5%2022
Renewable power4.8%20214.9%2021—
PM2.5 exposure3.5 µg/m³20233.5 µg/m³20232.7 µg/m³2023
Forest cover52.3%202492.1%202453.3%2024
Micronesia: environmentNorthern Mariana Islands: environment
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