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 240th out of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Area in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 16 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14.69 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 14.38 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 14.06 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 12.75 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 12.44 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 12.13 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 11.81 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.5 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 11.19 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 10.88 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 10.56 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 10.25 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 8.94 1000 ha | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 8.63 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 8.31 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 8 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 7.8 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.6 1000 ha | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 6.4 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.6 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2 1000 ha | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 4 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.02 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.04 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.05 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.07 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.09 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.11 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.13 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.15 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.16 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.18 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3 1000 ha | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.29 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.28 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.27 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.88 1000 ha | -12.1% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 2.88 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 2.88 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 720 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 237 Cook Islands 3.81 1000 ha compare
- 238 Wallis and Futuna Islands 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 239 Montserrat 3 1000 ha compare
- 241 American Samoa 2.7 1000 ha compare
- 241 Cayman Islands 2.7 1000 ha compare
- 243 Tuvalu 2.6 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.88 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 33.04 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Total fisheries production 499.84 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.2 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 240th out of 255 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.