Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 16.01 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United States Virgin Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in United States Virgin Islands stood at 16.01 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 20.89 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.36 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places United States Virgin Islands 172nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.36 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 16.81 1000 ha | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 16.03 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 16.3 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.22 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.18 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 18.42 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 18.73 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 19.18 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.09 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.91 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 19.51 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 18.32 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 19.62 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 19.69 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.66 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 20.89 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.4 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.5 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.26 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.49 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.24 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 17.18 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 16.01 1000 ha | -6.8% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 16.01 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 16.01 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,846 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.91 1000 ha | 13.36 1000 ha | 19.18 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.66 1000 ha | 17.91 1000 ha | 20.89 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.44 1000 ha | 16.01 1000 ha | 20.49 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 169 Uzbekistan 17.21 1000 ha compare
- 170 Saudi Arabia 16.91 1000 ha compare
- 171 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 16.12 1000 ha compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.38 1000 ha compare
- 174 Seychelles 15.35 1000 ha compare
- 175 Singapore 14.83 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)
- Country area — Area 34.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.75 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.1 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 229 1000 USD (1978)
- Aquaculture production 6 metric tons (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.31 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in United States Virgin Islands?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in United States Virgin Islands was 16.01 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.89 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.36 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.