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

Latest (2024)
58.94 %
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 231 countries
All-time high
58.94 %
in 2024
All-time low
52.66 %
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02040601990200720241990: 58.3 %1991: 58 %1992: 57.7 %1993: 57.4 %1994: 57 %1995: 56.7 %1996: 56.4 %1997: 56.1 %1998: 55.8 %1999: 55.4 %2000: 55.1 %2001: 54.9 %2002: 54.6 %2003: 54.4 %2004: 54.1 %2005: 53.9 %2006: 53.6 %2007: 53.4 %2008: 53.1 %2009: 52.9 %2010: 52.7 %2011: 53.1 %2012: 53.5 %2013: 53.9 %2014: 54.3 %2015: 54.7 %2016: 55.2 %2017: 55.6 %2018: 56 %2019: 56.5 %2020: 56.9 %2021: 57.3 %2022: 58.1 %2023: 58.5 %2024: 58.9 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  3. 37 Costa Rica 59.06 % compare
  4. 39 Brazil 58.55 % compare
  5. 40 Seychelles 58.51 % compare
  6. 41 Belize 57.98 % compare

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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

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.