China vs United States Virgin Islands: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
China
0.7%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
0.7%
in 2025
China rank
14th
United States Virgin Islands rank
13th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
China ranks 14th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 13th of 227 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | -0.6% | 1.8% | China |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -0.5% | 1.7% | China |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, China or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.7% against 0.7% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between China and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States Virgin Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 14th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 13th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.