Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 5.09 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in British Virgin Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 5.09 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in British Virgin Islands peaked at 6.12 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.01 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places British Virgin Islands 186th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.01 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5.93 1000 ha | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 5.84 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.88 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.95 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 5.88 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.71 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.69 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.95 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.76 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.91 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.12 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.93 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.71 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.99 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.54 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 5.69 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 5.52 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.69 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.39 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 5.07 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 5.09 1000 ha | +0.4% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 5.09 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 5.09 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,846 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.74 1000 ha | 5.01 1000 ha | 5.95 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.87 1000 ha | 5.54 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 1000 ha | 5.07 1000 ha | 5.69 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 183 Lesotho 7.68 1000 ha compare
- 184 Gambia 5.47 1000 ha compare
- 185 Montserrat 5.43 1000 ha compare
- 187 Barbados 4.23 1000 ha compare
- 188 Netherlands Antilles (former) 3.19 1000 ha compare
- 189 San Marino 2.93 1000 ha compare
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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.0637 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,143 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.68 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.23 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.68 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -1.23 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.0637 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in British Virgin Islands?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in British Virgin Islands was 5.09 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 186th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.