Share of global forest area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in United States Virgin Islands is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 182nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of global forest area in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 5% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
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)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 33.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share of global forest area in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share of global forest area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 182nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.