Forest land — Share in Land area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 58.94 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands is 58.94 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 58.94 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.66 %, in 2010.
That places United States Virgin Islands 38th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.87 % | 55.43 % | 58.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.01 % | 52.9 % | 55.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.55 % | 52.66 % | 56.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.94 % | 56.89 % | 58.94 % | 5 |
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More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Total fisheries production 499.84 metric tons (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 33.04 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.31 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Aquaculture production 6 metric tons (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.74 % (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands was 58.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 58.94 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.66 % in 2010.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 38th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.