Agricultural land use, per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1796 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.1796 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. 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 use, per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.9509 hectares per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1796 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places British Virgin Islands 146th out of 209 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 use, per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7468 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7435 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7395 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7346 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7267 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9509 hectares per person | +30.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9253 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8889 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8392 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8054 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7925 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7816 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7717 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7623 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7543 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.747 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7407 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7349 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7296 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7188 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6969 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.755 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7276 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.702 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6783 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6557 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6341 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6131 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5929 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5094 hectares per person | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4942 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4821 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4709 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4596 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4484 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4375 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4265 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4158 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3548 hectares per person | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3458 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3366 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3266 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3163 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3059 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2958 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2858 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.276 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2663 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2572 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2529 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2438 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2307 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2208 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2124 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2029 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2066 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2141 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.202 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1923 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1885 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1851 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1827 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1796 hectares per person | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use, 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% | 0.7267 hectares per person | 0.9509 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8106 hectares per person | 0.7267 hectares per person | 0.9509 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.762 hectares per person | 0.7296 hectares per person | 0.8054 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6774 hectares per person | 0.5929 hectares per person | 0.755 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4499 hectares per person | 0.3548 hectares per person | 0.5094 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3012 hectares per person | 0.2572 hectares per person | 0.3458 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2179 hectares per person | 0.1923 hectares per person | 0.2529 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.184 hectares per person | 0.1796 hectares per person | 0.1885 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1863 hectares per person compare
- 144 Tuvalu 0.1834 hectares per person compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 0.1803 hectares per person compare
- 147 Norway 0.1779 hectares per person compare
- 148 Switzerland 0.168 hectares per person compare
- 149 Burundi 0.1574 hectares 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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre 46.67 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Arable land 1,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.1796 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9509 hectares per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1796 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 146th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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 use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.