Forest land — Share in Land area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 66.03 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 66.03 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 66.67 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66.03 %, in 2022.
That places British Virgin Islands 29th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.67 % | — |
| 1991 | 66.66 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 66.65 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.64 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.63 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.62 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.61 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 66.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.6 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.59 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.58 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.57 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.56 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.55 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.54 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.53 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.52 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.51 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.49 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.48 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.47 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.03 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.03 % | +0.0% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 66.03 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 66.03 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.64 % | 66.61 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.57 % | 66.54 % | 66.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.49 % | 66.47 % | 66.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.21 % | 66.03 % | 66.47 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 26 Sweden 68.59 % compare
- 27 Japan 68.34 % compare
- 28 Liberia 66.1 % compare
- 30 Cook Islands 64.96 % compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 64.37 % compare
- 32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.09 % 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 — share in land area in British Virgin Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in British Virgin Islands was 66.03 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.03 % in 2022.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 29th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.