Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Reunion or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 6.16 hectares against 6.11 hectares in Reunion as of 2024.

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

0.05 hectares, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

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.

Reunion vs United States Virgin Islands: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Reunion

6.11 hectares

in 2016

United States Virgin Islands

6.16 hectares

in 2024

Reunion rank

157th

United States Virgin Islands rank

156th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Reunion
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 6.16 hectares against 6.11 hectares in Reunion, a difference of 0.05 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Reunion ranks 157th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 156th of 187 countries.

Reunion has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Reunion	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	154.79 hectares	19.48 hectares	135.31 hectares	Reunion
2010s	542.41 hectares	6.6 hectares	535.81 hectares	Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Reunion or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 6.16 hectares against 6.11 hectares in Reunion as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Reunion and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.05 hectares, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and United States Virgin Islands?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Reunion and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Reunion ranks 157th 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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