What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 1961.

What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 sq. km per person in 2000.

How does United States Virgin Islands rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?

United States Virgin Islands ranks 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands

Name: Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

United States Virgin Islands: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0033 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0033 sq. km per person

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

175th

of 216 countries

All-time high

0.0102 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0032 sq. km per person

in 2000

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands is 0.0033 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0102 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 sq. km per person, in 2000.

That places United States Virgin Islands 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0102 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.01 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1963	0.0088 sq. km per person	-12.1%
1964	0.0086 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1965	0.008 sq. km per person	-6.2%
1966	0.0076 sq. km per person	-5.8%
1967	0.0071 sq. km per person	-5.9%
1968	0.0063 sq. km per person	-11.8%
1969	0.0058 sq. km per person	-7.6%
1970	0.0055 sq. km per person	-5.0%
1971	0.0049 sq. km per person	-10.5%
1972	0.0046 sq. km per person	-7.1%
1973	0.0042 sq. km per person	-9.3%
1974	0.0039 sq. km per person	-6.5%
1975	0.0037 sq. km per person	-4.8%
1976	0.0036 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1977	0.0038 sq. km per person	+3.2%
1978	0.0036 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1979	0.0036 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1980	0.0035 sq. km per person	-3.5%
1981	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1982	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1983	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1984	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1985	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1986	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1987	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1988	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1989	0.0035 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1990	0.0034 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1991	0.0033 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1992	0.0033 sq. km per person	-0.9%
1993	0.0033 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1994	0.0033 sq. km per person	-0.7%
1995	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1996	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1997	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1998	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1999	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.1%
2000	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2001	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2002	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2003	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2004	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2005	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2006	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2007	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2008	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.1%
2009	0.0032 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2010	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2011	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2012	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2013	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2014	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2015	0.0032 sq. km per person	+0.2%
2016	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.2%
2017	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.2%
2018	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2019	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2020	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2021	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2022	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2023	0.0033 sq. km per person	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.008 sq. km per person	0.0058 sq. km per person	0.0102 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0041 sq. km per person	0.0036 sq. km per person	0.0055 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0035 sq. km per person	0.0035 sq. km per person	0.0035 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0033 sq. km per person	0.0032 sq. km per person	0.0034 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0032 sq. km per person	0.0032 sq. km per person	0.0032 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0033 sq. km per person	0.0032 sq. km per person	0.0033 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0033 sq. km per person	0.0033 sq. km per person	0.0033 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

172 Kuwait 0.0037 sq. km per person compare
173 United Kingdom 0.0035 sq. km per person compare
174 Saint Lucia 0.0034 sq. km per person compare
176 Cayman Islands 0.0033 sq. km per person compare
177 El Salvador 0.0033 sq. km per person compare
178 Guam 0.0032 sq. km per person compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for United States Virgin Islands

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (1978)
Rural population 4,786 (2025)
Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 4.6% (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.0461 units per person (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (1978)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 6 metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 6 metric tons (2024)

All data for United States Virgin Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands?: Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0033 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 sq. km per person in 2000.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?: United States Virgin Islands ranks 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area (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.

Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total

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Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (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.