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Virgin Islands (U.S.) — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Virgin Islands (U.S.), 1990–2023.
Latest value · 2023
58.17%
Forest Area (% of Land Area) · % of land area · -17.0% since 1990
Forest area for Virgin Islands (U.S.) was 58.17% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1990 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 70.11% in 1990. The lowest was 52.66% in 2010 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.56% per year.
Virgin Islands (U.S.) ranks 30 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 44.99%, so Virgin Islands (U.S.) sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 17% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 8%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
58.17%
First (1990)
70.11%
Change
-17.0%
Highest
70.11%
in 1990
Lowest
52.66%
in 2010
Average
58.32%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.56%
Years of data
34
Recent years
| Year | % of land area |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 58.17% |
| 2022 | 57.74% |
| 2021 | 57.31% |
| 2020 | 56.89% |
| 2019 | 56.46% |
| 2018 | 56.03% |
| 2017 | 55.6% |
| 2016 | 55.17% |
| 2015 | 54.74% |
| 2014 | 54.33% |
| 2013 | 53.91% |
| 2012 | 53.49% |
Reading this correctly. Land under naturally regenerated or planted stands of trees of at least five meters in situ, as a share of total land area. Figures are in % of land area. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.