Agricultural land per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Agricultural land per capita was 0.1794 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1794 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
155th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.9481 hectares per capita
in 1966
All-time low
0.1794 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in British Virgin Islands stood at 0.1794 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.9481 hectares per capita in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1794 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places British Virgin Islands 155th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7445 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.7414 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7375 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7324 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7244 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9481 hectares per capita | +30.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9226 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8866 hectares per capita | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8373 hectares per capita | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8026 hectares per capita | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7907 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.78 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7701 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7604 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7528 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7454 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7392 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7337 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7282 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7176 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6957 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7535 hectares per capita | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7265 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7007 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6772 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6546 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6332 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6121 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5921 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5087 hectares per capita | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4936 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4815 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4704 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.459 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4479 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.437 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4259 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4153 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3543 hectares per capita | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3454 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3361 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3263 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.316 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3056 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2954 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2855 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2757 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2661 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.257 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2527 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2436 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2305 hectares per capita | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2206 hectares per capita | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2122 hectares per capita | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2028 hectares per capita | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2065 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2139 hectares per capita | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2018 hectares per capita | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1922 hectares per capita | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1884 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.185 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1825 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1794 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.1794 hectares per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 77% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.1794 hectares per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land per capita in British 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +30.9% | 0.7244 hectares per capita | 0.9481 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8083 hectares per capita | 0.7244 hectares per capita | 0.9481 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7603 hectares per capita | 0.7282 hectares per capita | 0.8026 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6763 hectares per capita | 0.5921 hectares per capita | 0.7535 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4494 hectares per capita | 0.3543 hectares per capita | 0.5087 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3009 hectares per capita | 0.257 hectares per capita | 0.3454 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2177 hectares per capita | 0.1922 hectares per capita | 0.2527 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1838 hectares per capita | 0.1794 hectares per capita | 0.1884 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1862 hectares per capita compare
- 153 Tuvalu 0.183 hectares per capita compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 0.1802 hectares per capita compare
- 156 Norway 0.1779 hectares per capita compare
- 157 Switzerland 0.1683 hectares per capita compare
- 158 Burundi 0.1574 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for British Virgin Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.4261 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 42.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 16,928 (2025)
- Arable land 2,000 hectares (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land 57 sq. km (2024)
- Arable land 0.0507 hectares per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Agricultural land per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.1794 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9481 hectares per capita in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1794 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for agricultural land per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 155th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.