Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 8.28 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands stood at 8.28 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 45.71 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 8.28 %, in 2024.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 226th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.29 % | — |
| 1962 | 34.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 40 % | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 45.71 % | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 45.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 42.86 % | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 45.71 % | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 45.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 41.96 % | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 41.07 % | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 40.18 % | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 36.43 % | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 35.54 % | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 34.64 % | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 33.75 % | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 32.86 % | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 31.96 % | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 31.07 % | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 30.18 % | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 29.29 % | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 25.54 % | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 24.64 % | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 23.75 % | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 22.86 % | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 22.29 % | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 18.86 % | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 18.29 % | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 17.71 % | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 17.14 % | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 16.57 % | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 16 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.43 % | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 12 % | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 11.43 % | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.48 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.53 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.74 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.79 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.84 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.95 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.43 % | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 9.41 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.43 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.41 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.28 % | -12.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 8.28 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 35% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 8.28 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2 %, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.59 % | 34.29 % | 45.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.86 % | 42.86 % | 42.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.79 % | 32.86 % | 45.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.04 % | 18.86 % | 31.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.76 % | 11.43 % | 18.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3 % | 9.41 % | 11.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.18 % | 8.28 % | 9.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 223 Libya 8.72 % compare
- 224 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.7 % compare
- 225 Kuwait 8.42 % compare
- 227 Belize 8.15 % compare
- 228 French Polynesia 8.14 % compare
- 229 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.71 % 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 — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands was 8.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 45.71 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 % in 2024.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 226th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 — Share in 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.