Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0%
World rank
91st
of 225 countries
All-time high
33.3%
in 1971
All-time low
-22.2%
in 1999
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in British Virgin Islands, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in British Virgin Islands is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in British Virgin Islands peaked at 33.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -22.2%, in 1999.
British Virgin Islands ranks 91st of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.3% | — |
| 1972 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 12.5% | — |
| 1983 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | -11.1% | — |
| 1993 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -22.2% | +100.0% |
| 2000 | -12.5% | -43.7% |
| 2001 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.5%. (79 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.0% | -22.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -11.2% | -12.5% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in British Virgin Islands?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in British Virgin Islands was 0.0% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.2% in 1999.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 91st out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.