Cropland — Area per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.01 ha/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.01 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.17 ha/cap in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.01 ha/cap, in 2018.
That places United States Virgin Islands 234th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.17 ha/cap | +30.8% |
| 1964 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.14 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.11 ha/cap | -21.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.07 ha/cap | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 ha/cap | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.01 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 10% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.01 ha/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1322 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.076 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.057 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.043 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.026 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.018 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 234 Cayman Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Maldives 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Malta 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Northern Mariana Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Qatar 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Seychelles 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 United Arab Emirates 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Western Sahara 0.01 ha/cap 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 — 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 cropland — area per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Cropland — area per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.01 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 ha/cap in 2018.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for cropland — area per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 234th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.