Forest area as a proportion of total land area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 66.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in British Virgin Islands is 66.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 66.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2015.
That places British Virgin Islands 22nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.7% | — |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 66.6% | 66.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 19 Bhutan 70.1% compare
- 20 Sweden 68.6% compare
- 21 Japan 68.3% compare
- 23 Liberia 65.7% compare
- 24 Cook Islands 65.0% compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 12.7% compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 64.3% compare
More environment data for British Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 95 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,143 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 3,597 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 688 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in British Virgin Islands?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in British Virgin Islands was 66.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2015.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 22nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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