What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?

0.81 hectares, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs United States Virgin Islands: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Barbados

6.97 hectares

in 2024

United States Virgin Islands

6.16 hectares

in 2024

Barbados rank

154th

United States Virgin Islands rank

156th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Barbados
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 6.97 hectares against 6.16 hectares in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.81 hectares.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Barbados ranks 154th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 156th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.89 hectares	16.57 hectares	8.68 hectares	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	25.45 hectares	27.53 hectares	2.08 hectares	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	10.39 hectares	8.78 hectares	1.61 hectares	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Barbados or United States Virgin Islands?: Barbados, at 6.97 hectares against 6.16 hectares in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.81 hectares, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Barbados and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Barbados ranks 154th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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