Temporary crops — Area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Temporary crops — Area was 0.59 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in United States Virgin Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.59 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1.44 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.59 1000 ha, in 2023.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 232nd of 242 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.43 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.44 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.73 1000 ha | -49.3% |
| 2007 | 0.73 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.74 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.75 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.76 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.77 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.69 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.67 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.65 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.63 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.61 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.59 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.59 1000 ha | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.59 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.59 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.34 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary crops — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -49.3% | 1.44 1000 ha | 0.73 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 1000 ha | 0.73 1000 ha | 1.44 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.742 1000 ha | 0.67 1000 ha | 0.77 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.614 1000 ha | 0.59 1000 ha | 0.65 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 233 Cook Islands 0.4496 1000 ha compare
- 234 Singapore 0.44 1000 ha compare
- 235 Marshall Islands 0.39 1000 ha 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)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.94 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.93 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 66.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.88 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Temporary crops — area in United States Virgin Islands was 0.59 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for temporary crops — area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 232nd out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Temporary crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.