Forest land — Area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Forest land — Area was 9.97 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 9.97 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 10 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.97 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places British Virgin Islands 216th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest land — Area in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.97 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 9.97 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 9.97 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 1000 ha | 9.99 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.99 1000 ha | 9.98 1000 ha | 9.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.97 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 213 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 1000 ha compare
- 214 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10.82 1000 ha compare
- 215 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.52 1000 ha compare
- 217 Marshall Islands 9.71 1000 ha compare
- 218 Mayotte 9.6 1000 ha compare
- 219 Tonga 8.73 1000 ha compare
More environment data for British Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.0637 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,143 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.68 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.23 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.68 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -1.23 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.0637 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in British Virgin Islands?
- Forest land — area in British Virgin Islands was 9.97 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for forest land — area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 216th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.