Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 26.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands is 26.1 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 42.86 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 22.96 %, in 2023.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 157th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 42.86 % | +28.6% |
| 1964 | 37.5 % | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 33.33 % | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 31.25 % | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 31.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 34.04 % | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 34.78 % | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 35.56 % | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 31.37 % | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 32.16 % | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 32.99 % | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 33.86 % | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 34.78 % | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 35.75 % | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 36.78 % | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 37.87 % | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 39.02 % | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 33.57 % | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 34.78 % | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 36.09 % | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 37.5 % | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 38.46 % | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 30.3 % | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 31.25 % | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 32.26 % | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 33.33 % | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 34.48 % | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 35.71 % | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 37.04 % | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 23.81 % | -35.7% |
| 2007 | 25 % | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 24.89 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.77 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.55 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.34 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.23 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 24.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.91 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.27 % | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 26.42 % | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.56 % | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 24.69 % | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 23.83 % | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 22.96 % | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 26.1 % | +13.7% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 26.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 57% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 26.1 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -35.7% | 37.04 % | 23.81 % |
| 1963 | +28.6% | 33.33 % | 42.86 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.78 % | 33.33 % | 42.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.2 % | 31.25 % | 35.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.01 % | 30.3 % | 39.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.25 % | 23.81 % | 37.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8 % | 23.91 % | 27.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.63 % | 22.96 % | 26.1 % | 5 |
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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 — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (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 arable land — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands was 26.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 42.86 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.96 % in 2023.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 157th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.