Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 14.55 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in United States Virgin Islands, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in United States Virgin Islands stood at 14.55 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 14.55 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.29 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places United States Virgin Islands 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.29 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 7.9 Square kilometres | +84.4% |
| 2015 | 11.52 Square kilometres | +45.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7 Square kilometres | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 14.55 Square kilometres | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.29 Square kilometres | 4.29 Square kilometres | 4.29 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.71 Square kilometres | 7.9 Square kilometres | 11.52 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.62 Square kilometres | 12.7 Square kilometres | 14.55 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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 land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in United States Virgin Islands?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in United States Virgin Islands was 14.55 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.55 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation