STATISTICS: Guam


Guam

47.3% —or about 26,000 hectares—of Guam is forested.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Guam had no significant change or no reported in forest cover.

Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Guam has some 61 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 18.0% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 16.4% are threatened. Guam is home to at least 330 species of vascular plants, of which 20.9% are endemic. 0.0% of Guam is protected under IUCN categories I-V.






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Guam: Forest Cover, 2005
Total Land Area (ha)55,000
Total Forest Area (ha)26,000
Percent Forest Cover47.27%
Primary Forest Cover (ha)-
Primary Forest, % total forest-
Primary Forest, % total land-
Other wooded land (ha)-


Guam : Forest types
Tropical (% forest area)100%
Subtropical (% forest area)0%
Temperate (% forest area)0%
Boreal/polar (% forest area)0%


Guam: Breakdown of forest types, 2005
Primary forest (ha | %)--
Modified natural (ha | %)--
Semi-natural (ha | %)--
Production plantation (ha | %)--
Production plantation (ha | %)--


Guam: Change in Forest Cover
TOTAL FOREST COVER
Forest 1990 (ha)26,000
Forest 2000 (ha)26,000
Forest 2005 (ha)26,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)-0.00%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Change in rate (%)#DIV/0!
PRIMARY FOREST COVER
Primary 1990 (ha)-
Primary 2000 (ha)-
Primary 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)--
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)-
OTHER WOODED LAND
Other 1990 (ha)-
Other 2000 (ha)-
Other 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-#DIV/0!
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)#DIV/0!
PLANTATIONS
Other 1990 (ha)-
Other 2000 (ha)-
Other 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)--
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)-
TOTAL DEGRADATION/CONSERVSION
Forest area+Wooded Area-Plantations
Other 1990 (ha)26,000
Other 2000 (ha)26,000
Other 2005 (ha)26,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)-0.00%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Change in rate (%)#DIV/0!


Guam: Primary
Primary or "old-growth" vegetation
Primary Forest 2005 (ha)-
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)-
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)0
Undisturbed vegetation 2005 (% land area)0.00%


Guam: Forest designation
Ownership of forest land, 2000
Public (%)-
Private (%)-
Other (%)-
Ownership of other wooded land, 2000
Public (%)-
Private (%)-
Other (%)-
Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005
Production (%)-
Protection (%)-
Conservation (%)-
Social Services (%)-
Multiple Services (%)100.0%
None of Unknown (%)-


Guam: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000
Forest Area annually affected by
Fire (%)-
Insects (ha)-
Diseases (ha)-
Other (ha)7.69%


Guam: Protected areas
Protected areas
Biosphere reserves, 2005
Wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites), 20050
World Heritage sites, 20040
Protected Areas: IUCN categories I-V, percent of total land0.0%
Protected Areas: IUCN categories Ia, Ib, and II, extent, percent of total land0.00%
Protected Areas: IUCN categories III, IV, and V, percent of total land, 20040.18%
Protected Areas: IUCN categories VI and other, percent of total land, 20042.18%


Guam: Biodiversity - Wildlife
Amphibians
total species0
endemic species
threatened species0
Birds
total species61
endemic species9
threatened species6
Mammals
total species0
endemic species2
threatened species2
Reptiles
total species0
endemic species0
threatened species2
Wildlife diversity
total species61
endemic species11
threatened species10


Guam: Biodiversity - Plants
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
44.10%
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
81.30%
Number of Native tree species
Native tree species-
Number of tree species in IUCN red list
Critically Endangered1
Endangered0
Vulnerable2
Vascular Plant Species, 2004
Total
Number endemic69
Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004
Species threatened3


Guam: Value of forests
Biomass stock in forest, 2005
Above-ground biomass (M t)-
Below-ground biomass (M t)-
Dead wood (M t)-
Total (M t)-
Carbon stock in forest, 2005
Carbon in above-ground biomass (M t)-
Carbon in below-ground biomass (M t)-
Carbon in dead wood (M t)-
Carbon in litter (M t)-
Soil carbon (M t)-
Change in growing stock 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate (1000 cubic m/yr)
1990-2000-
2000-2005-
Growing stock per hectare 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate ( cubic m/ha per yr)
1990-2000-
2000-2005-
Wood removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (1000 cubic m)-
Wood fuel (1000 cubic m)-
Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m)-
Total wood removal 2005 (% of growing stock)-
Plant products 2005
Food (t)-
Fodder (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction (t)-
Ornamental plants (t)-
Exudates (t)-
Other plant products (t)-
Animal products 2005
Living animals (units)-
Hides, skins and trophies (units)-
Wild honey and bee-wax (t)-
Bush meat (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Other edible animal products (t)-
Other non-edible animal products (t)-
Value of wood and non-wood forest product removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (US$)-
Wood fuel (US$)-
Non-wood forest products (US$)-
Total value (US$)-
Total value ($USD/ha)$-
Employment in forestry 2000
Total people employed-


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Guam: Environment
Environment - current issuesextirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species
Environment - international agreementsfrequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December)


Guam: Land use / Resources
Land use (%)arable land: 9.09%
permanent crops: 16.36%
other: 74.55% (2001)
Natural resourcesfishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)


Guam: Economy
Economy - overview:The economy depends on US military spending, tourism, and the export of fish and handicrafts. Total US grants, wage payments, and procurement outlays amounted to $1 billion in 1998. Over the past 20 years, the tourist industry has grown rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels and the expansion of older ones. More than 1 million tourists visit Guam each year. The industry had recently suffered setbacks because of the continuing Japanese slowdown; the Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists. Most food and industrial goods are imported. Guam faces the problem of building up the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of military downsizing.
GDP - per capita$21,000 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)NA
Agriculture - productsfruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef
GDP - composition by sector (%)agriculture: 7%, industry: 15%, services: 78% (2002 est.)
Industries US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles
Economic aid - recipientGuam receives large transfer payments from the US Federal Treasury ($143 million in 1997) into which Guamanians pay no income or excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress, the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federal income taxes paid by military and civilian Federal employees stationed in Guam (2001 est.)
Debt - externalNA
Population below poverty line (%)23% (2001 est.)
Labor force - by occupation (%)private 74% (industry 10%, trade 24%, other services 40%), federal and territorial government 26% (2000 est.)


Guam: Population / Demographics
Population (July 2005)168,564
Population growth rate (%) (2005)1.46%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)307.0
Percent rural (2003)6.3%
Median age (years)total: 28.38 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)2.6 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)Chamorro 37.1%, Filipino 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other Asian 6.3%, other ethnic origin or race 2.3%, mixed 9.8% (2000 census)


[an error occurred while processing this directive] Guam: Infrastructure
Telephones - main lines in use84,134 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular32,600 (2001)
Roadways (km)total: 977 km
paved: 962 km
unpaved: 15 km (2004)


Guam: Health
Life expectancy at birth (years)total population: 78.4 years
male: 75.34 years
female: 81.64 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)NA

Guam : References & Data Sources


 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
 Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
 Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
 Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
 RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
 World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
 The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
 With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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