Forestland — Area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Forestland — Area was 9.97 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in British Virgin Islands stood at 9.97 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 10 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.97 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places British Virgin Islands 183rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forestland — Area in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 10 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.97 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.97 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.97 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 9.97 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 9.97 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 684.84 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 1000 ha | 9.99 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.99 1000 ha | 9.98 1000 ha | 9.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.97 1000 ha | 9.97 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 180 Palestine 11.1 1000 ha compare
- 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 1000 ha compare
- 182 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.52 1000 ha compare
- 184 Marshall Islands 9.71 1000 ha compare
- 185 Mayotte 9.6 1000 ha compare
- 186 Tonga 8.73 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5739 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 57.4% (2025)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 6.26 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in British Virgin Islands?
- Forestland — area in British Virgin Islands was 9.97 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for forestland — area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 183rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — 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).