Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 5.54 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 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 land area in United States Virgin Islands is 5.54 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 25.71 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 5.54 %, in 2023.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 173rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 % | — |
| 1962 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25.71 % | +28.6% |
| 1965 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24.82 % | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 23.93 % | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 23.04 % | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 22.14 % | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 21.25 % | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 20.36 % | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 19.46 % | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 18.57 % | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 17.68 % | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 16.79 % | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 15.89 % | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 15 % | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 14.11 % | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 13.21 % | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 12.32 % | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 11.43 % | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 10.86 % | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 10.29 % | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 9.71 % | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 9.14 % | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 8.57 % | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 8 % | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 7.43 % | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 6.86 % | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.29 % | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 5.71 % | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 5.77 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.82 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.87 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.92 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.97 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.03 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.08 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.13 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.18 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.23 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.29 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.13 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.98 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.82 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 5.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.54 % | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.54 % | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 5.54 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 57% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 5.54 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.84 %, 47% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +28.6% | 20 % | 25.71 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.81 % | 20 % | 25.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.71 % | 25.71 % | 25.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.5 % | 18.57 % | 25.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.76 % | 10.29 % | 17.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.33 % | 5.71 % | 9.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 % | 5.87 % | 6.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 % | 5.54 % | 5.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 171 Tonga 5.56 % compare
- 172 Denmark 5.55 % compare
- 174 Rwanda 5.24 % compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.14 % compare
- 176 Philippines 5.03 % 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 land area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States Virgin Islands was 5.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 25.71 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.54 % in 2023.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 173rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Land 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.