Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 11.98 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in United States Virgin Islands, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United States Virgin Islands stood at 11.98 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 12.25 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11.98 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places United States Virgin Islands 200th out of 245 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12.25 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 12.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 12.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.19 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 12.18 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.16 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 12.16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.15 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.12 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.11 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.09 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.08 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.07 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.05 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.04 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.98 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 11.98 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.7 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 11.98 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.31 1000 ha, 12% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.19 1000 ha | 12.15 1000 ha | 12.25 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.1 1000 ha | 12.07 1000 ha | 12.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 1000 ha | 11.98 1000 ha | 12.05 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.98 1000 ha | 11.98 1000 ha | 11.98 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 197 Brunei Darussalam 13.66 1000 ha compare
- 198 Martinique 12.91 1000 ha compare
- 199 Réunion 12.59 1000 ha compare
- 201 Northern Mariana Islands 11.9 1000 ha compare
- 202 Antigua and Barbuda 11.65 1000 ha compare
- 203 Kuwait 11.51 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.94 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.93 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 66.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.88 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United States Virgin Islands?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United States Virgin Islands was 11.98 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.25 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.98 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 200th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.