Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 59.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States 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 United States Virgin Islands is 59.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 59.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2010.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 34th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.3% | — |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 59.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 52.7% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 56.9% | 59.0% | 2 |
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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)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.94 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.93 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 66.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.88 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States Virgin Islands was 59.0% 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2010.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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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