Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 66.96 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands is 66.96 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 66.96 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.44 %, in 2005.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 75th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 58.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50 % | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 56.25 % | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 56.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 56.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 60 % | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 56.25 % | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 56.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 59.15 % | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 58.26 % | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 57.33 % | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 60.78 % | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 59.8 % | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 58.76 % | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 57.67 % | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 56.52 % | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 55.31 % | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 54.02 % | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 52.66 % | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 51.22 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 55.24 % | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 53.62 % | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 51.88 % | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 50 % | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 48.72 % | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 54.55 % | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 53.13 % | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 51.61 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 50 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 48.28 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 46.43 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 44.44 % | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 52.38 % | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 50 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 50.23 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.45 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.67 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.89 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.11 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.54 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.75 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.97 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.17 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.67 % | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 65.12 % | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 63.57 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 62.02 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 60.46 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 58.9 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 66.96 % | +13.7% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 66.96 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 1.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 66.96 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.29 %, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +27.8% | 52.17 % | 66.67 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.27 % | 50 % | 60 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.08 % | 56.25 % | 60.78 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.72 % | 48.72 % | 55.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7 % | 44.44 % | 53.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.32 % | 50.67 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.38 % | 58.9 % | 66.96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 72 OECD 67.3 % compare
- 73 China, mainland 67.18 % compare
- 74 China 67.04 % compare
- 76 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 66.67 % compare
- 77 Liechtenstein 66.54 % compare
- 78 Costa Rica 65.75 % 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.88 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 499.84 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in United States Virgin Islands was 66.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.96 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.44 % in 2005.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 75th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.