Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC was 1.49 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in British Virgin Islands, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, mangroves — area from cci_lc in British Virgin Islands stood at 1.49 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from cci_lc in British Virgin Islands peaked at 1.53 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.49 1000 ha, in 2013.
British Virgin Islands ranks 83rd of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.53 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 1.49 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.03 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 1000 ha | 1.53 1000 ha | 1.53 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.53 1000 ha | 1.53 1000 ha | 1.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 1000 ha | 1.49 1000 ha | 1.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 1000 ha | 1.49 1000 ha | 1.49 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 2.13 1000 ha compare
- 81 Tonga 1.87 1000 ha compare
- 82 French Polynesia 1.74 1000 ha compare
- 84 Somalia 1.32 1000 ha compare
- 85 Sao Tome and Principe 1.02 1000 ha compare
- 86 Mauritius 1 1000 ha compare
More environment data for British Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.0637 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,143 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.68 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.23 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.68 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -1.23 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.0637 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from cci_lc in British Virgin Islands?
- Mangroves — area from cci_lc in British Virgin Islands was 1.49 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for mangroves — area from cci_lc?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 83rd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mangroves — area from cci_lc rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — 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.