Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -117.33 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States Virgin Islands is -117.33 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.4922 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -117.33 kt, in 2021.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 133rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4922 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4922 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -52.9 kt | -10847.2% |
| 2002 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -52.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -95.33 kt | +80.2% |
| 2012 | -95.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -95.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -95.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -95.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -102.67 kt | +7.7% |
| 2017 | -102.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -102.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -102.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -102.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -117.33 kt | +14.3% |
| 2022 | -117.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -117.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -117.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -117.33 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4922 kt | 0.4922 kt | 0.4922 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -47.56 kt | -52.9 kt | 0.4922 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -94.02 kt | -102.67 kt | -52.9 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -114.89 kt | -117.33 kt | -102.67 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 130 Tunisia -89.11 kt compare
- 131 Sierra Leone -108.19 kt compare
- 132 Israel -116.81 kt compare
- 134 Iceland -161.33 kt compare
- 135 Saudi Arabia -183.33 kt compare
- 136 El Salvador -198 kt compare
- 136 Guadeloupe -198 kt compare
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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States Virgin Islands?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States Virgin Islands was -117.33 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4922 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -117.33 kt in 2021.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 133rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).