Carbon stock change in forests — Area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 20.66 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area in United States Virgin Islands stood at 20.66 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 20.66 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.52 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places United States Virgin Islands 172nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.52 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 20.41 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.3 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.19 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 20.07 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 19.96 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 19.85 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 19.74 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 19.63 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 19.51 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.4 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.29 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 19.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.12 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.03 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.95 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.86 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.77 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.69 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.6 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.52 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.58 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.72 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.87 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19.01 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 19.16 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.31 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.46 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.61 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.76 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.91 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.06 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 20.21 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.36 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.51 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 20.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.02 1000 ha | 19.51 1000 ha | 20.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.99 1000 ha | 18.6 1000 ha | 19.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1 1000 ha | 18.52 1000 ha | 19.76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.29 1000 ha | 19.91 1000 ha | 20.66 1000 ha | 6 |
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More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 95.4% (2025)
- Urban population 99,006 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 103,792 (2025)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.5 (2024)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0019 (2024)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in United States Virgin Islands was 20.66 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.66 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.52 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).