Agricultural land — Area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Agricultural land — Area was 2.88 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in United States Virgin Islands stood at 2.88 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 16 1000 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.88 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places United States Virgin Islands 224th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.58 1000 ha | 11.5 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.12 1000 ha | 6.6 1000 ha | 11.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 6.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 1000 ha | 3.3 1000 ha | 4.18 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 1000 ha | 2.88 1000 ha | 3.29 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 221 Cook Islands 3.81 1000 ha compare
- 222 Wallis and Futuna Islands 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 223 Montserrat 3 1000 ha compare
- 225 Cayman Islands 2.7 1000 ha compare
- 226 Tuvalu 2.6 1000 ha compare
- 227 San Marino 2.59 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.74 % (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Aquaculture production 6 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 499.84 metric tons (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.31 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.93 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Agricultural land — area in United States Virgin Islands was 2.88 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16 1000 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for agricultural land — area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 224th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.