Forest area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Forest area was 9,970 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 9,970 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 10,000 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,970 hectares, in 2015.
British Virgin Islands ranks 194th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,996 hectares | 9,991 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,986 hectares | 9,981 hectares | 9,990 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,973 hectares | 9,970 hectares | 9,980 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,970 hectares | 9,970 hectares | 9,970 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11,000 hectares compare
- 192 Wallis and Futuna 10,820 hectares compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,520 hectares compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 9,710 hectares compare
- 197 Tonga 8,730 hectares compare
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 forest area in British Virgin Islands?
- Forest area in British Virgin Islands was 9,970 hectares 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 forest area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,970 hectares in 2015.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for forest area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 194th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.