Land area — Area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Land area — Area was 34.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in United States Virgin Islands is 34.8 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 35 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 34.8 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places United States Virgin Islands 217th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.88 1000 ha | 34.8 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 214 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 38.94 1000 ha compare
- 215 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.9 1000 ha compare
- 216 Mayotte 36.63 1000 ha compare
- 218 Grenada 34.4 1000 ha compare
- 219 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 32.2 1000 ha compare
- 220 Malta 31.52 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.74 % (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Aquaculture production 6 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 499.84 metric tons (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.31 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.93 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Land area — area in United States Virgin Islands was 34.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 35 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for land area — area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 217th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area 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 Land area — 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.