Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in British Virgin Islands, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in British Virgin Islands is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2015.
That places British Virgin Islands 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More environment data for British Virgin Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1083 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0069 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0119 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in British Virgin Islands?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in British Virgin Islands was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2015.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.