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

Latest (2024)
66.03 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 231 countries
All-time high
66.67 %
in 1990
All-time low
66.03 %
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 66.7 %1991: 66.7 %1992: 66.7 %1993: 66.7 %1994: 66.6 %1995: 66.6 %1996: 66.6 %1997: 66.6 %1998: 66.6 %1999: 66.6 %2000: 66.6 %2001: 66.6 %2002: 66.6 %2003: 66.6 %2004: 66.6 %2005: 66.6 %2006: 66.6 %2007: 66.5 %2008: 66.5 %2009: 66.5 %2010: 66.5 %2011: 66.5 %2012: 66.5 %2013: 66.5 %2014: 66.5 %2015: 66.5 %2016: 66.5 %2017: 66.5 %2018: 66.5 %2019: 66.5 %2020: 66.5 %2021: 66.5 %2022: 66 %2023: 66 %2024: 66 %

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 25th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 25th out of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.