Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 0.31 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in United States Virgin Islands, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in United States Virgin Islands is 0.31 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.313 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1 1000 ha, in 2007.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 191st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1663 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.2 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1926 1000 ha | 0.14 1000 ha | 0.25 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2946 1000 ha | 0.27 1000 ha | 0.313 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.48 1000 ha compare
- 189 Micronesia 0.39 1000 ha compare
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 0.38 1000 ha compare
- 191 Guam 0.31 1000 ha compare
- 193 Seychelles 0.26 1000 ha compare
- 194 Dominica 0.2 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)
- Agriculture — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Aquaculture production 6 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 499.84 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 33.04 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.94 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in United States Virgin Islands was 0.31 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.313 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 191st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — 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.