Share of land area used for arable agriculture in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 6.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 6.7% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in British Virgin Islands peaked at 20.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1961.
That places British Virgin Islands 122nd out of 206 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.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.7% | — |
| 1962 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13.3% | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20.0% | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 6.7% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 13.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 6.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 119 Palestine, State of 7.0% compare
- 120 Mali 6.8% compare
- 121 Kyrgyzstan 6.7% compare
- 123 Brazil 6.7% compare
- 124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.6% compare
- 125 Ireland 6.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for British Virgin Islands
- Rural population 42.6% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4261 units per person (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 16,928 (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Aquaculture production 1 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 7,000 hectares (2023)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 115.29 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Agricultural land 70 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in British Virgin Islands was 6.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1961.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.