Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in British Virgin Islands stood at 0.0018 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0095 sq. km per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 sq. km per person, in 2023.
British Virgin Islands ranks 146th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +30.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), 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% | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0019 sq. km per person compare
- 144 Tuvalu 0.0018 sq. km per person compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 0.0018 sq. km per person compare
- 147 Norway 0.0018 sq. km per person compare
- 148 Switzerland 0.0017 sq. km per person compare
- 149 Burundi 0.0016 sq. km per person 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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre 46.67 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Agricultural land use, per capita 0.1796 hectares per person (2023)
- Arable land 1,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 sq. km per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 146th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.