Arable land (hectares per person) in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Arable land (hectares per person) was 0.0507 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.0507 hectares per person for arable land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.2517 hectares per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0507 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places British Virgin Islands 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares per person) in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1245 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1239 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1232 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1224 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1211 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2377 hectares per person | +96.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2313 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2222 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2098 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2013 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1981 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1954 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1929 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1906 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1886 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1868 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1852 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1837 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1824 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1797 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1742 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2517 hectares per person | +44.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2425 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.234 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2261 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2186 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2114 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2044 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1976 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1274 hectares per person | -35.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1236 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1205 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1177 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1149 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1121 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1094 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1066 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.104 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1014 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0988 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0962 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0933 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0904 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0874 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0845 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0817 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0788 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0761 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0735 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0723 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0697 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0659 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0631 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0607 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.058 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.059 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0612 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0577 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.055 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0539 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0529 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0513 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0507 hectares per person | -1.2% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0507 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 70% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0507 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land (hectares per person) 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 | +96.3% | 0.1211 hectares per person | 0.2377 hectares per person |
| 1982 | +44.4% | 0.1742 hectares per person | 0.2517 hectares per person |
| 1990 | -35.6% | 0.1976 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1685 hectares per person | 0.1211 hectares per person | 0.2377 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1905 hectares per person | 0.1824 hectares per person | 0.2013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.214 hectares per person | 0.1742 hectares per person | 0.2517 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1138 hectares per person | 0.1014 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0861 hectares per person | 0.0735 hectares per person | 0.0988 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0622 hectares per person | 0.055 hectares per person | 0.0723 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0522 hectares per person | 0.0507 hectares per person | 0.0539 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 146 Colombia 0.0557 hectares per person compare
- 147 Samoa 0.0518 hectares per person compare
- 148 Ecuador 0.0512 hectares per person compare
- 150 Philippines 0.0483 hectares per person compare
- 151 Bangladesh 0.0454 hectares per person compare
- 152 Switzerland 0.0442 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)
- 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)
- Land area 151 sq. km (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in British Virgin Islands?
- Arable land in British Virgin Islands was 0.0507 hectares per person in 2024, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2517 hectares per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0507 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for arable land?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.