Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in British Virgin Islands stood at 3.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in British Virgin Islands peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1990.
That places British Virgin Islands 150th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1% | — |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2 |
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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)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 95 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,143 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 3,597 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 688 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in British Virgin Islands?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in British Virgin Islands was 3.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1990.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 150th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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