Forest area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Forest area was 24.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 24.1% for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 24.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2015.
That places British Virgin Islands 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.7% | — |
| 1991 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 24.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 24.1% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More agriculture & rural data for British Virgin Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.4261 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 42.6% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (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)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 7,000 hectares (2023)
- Share of land area used for agriculture 46.7% (2023)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 115.29 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in British Virgin Islands?
- Forest area in British Virgin Islands was 24.1% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for forest area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.