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Arable land — United States Virgin Islands

Arable land in the United States Virgin Islands in 2023 — 900 ha. Ranked 197 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 77.5%.

2023 900 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 197of 206
Period maximum 6,000 ha1963
Period minimum 900 ha2018

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — United States Virgin Islands, 1961–202302,0004,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4,000 ha1963: 6,000 ha1965: 6,000 ha1967: 5,000 ha1969: 5,000 ha1971: 5,000 ha1973: 5,000 ha1975: 5,000 ha1977: 5,000 ha1979: 5,000 ha1981: 5,000 ha1983: 5,000 ha1985: 4,000 ha1987: 4,000 ha1989: 4,000 ha1991: 4,000 ha1993: 4,000 ha1995: 3,000 ha1997: 3,000 ha1999: 2,000 ha2001: 2,000 ha2003: 2,000 ha2005: 2,000 ha2007: 1,000 ha2009: 1,000 ha2011: 1,000 ha2013: 1,000 ha2015: 1,000 ha2017: 1,000 ha2019: 900 ha2021: 900 ha2023: 900 ha
Change over the period: −3,100 (−77.5%) Average annual rate: -2.38 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands 900 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Latin America & Caribbean computed 151M ha
Caribbean computed 5.13M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 900 +0 +0%
2022 900 +0 +0%
2021 900 +0 +0%
2020 900 +0 +0%
2019 900 +0 +0%
2018 900 −100 −10%
2017 1,000 +0 +0%
2016 1,000 +0 +0%
2015 1,000 +0 +0%
2014 1,000 +0 +0%
2013 1,000 +0 +0%
2012 1,000 +0 +0%
2011 1,000 +0 +0%
2010 1,000 +0 +0%
2009 1,000 +0 +0%
2008 1,000 +0 +0%
2007 1,000 +0 +0%
2006 1,000 −1,000 −50%
2005 2,000 +0 +0%
2004 2,000 +0 +0%
2003 2,000 +0 +0%
2002 2,000 +0 +0%
2001 2,000 +0 +0%
2000 2,000 +0 +0%
1999 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1998 3,000 +0 +0%
1997 3,000 +0 +0%
1996 3,000 +0 +0%
1995 3,000 +0 +0%
1994 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1993 4,000 +0 +0%
1992 4,000 +0 +0%
1991 4,000 +0 +0%
1990 4,000 +0 +0%
1989 4,000 +0 +0%
1988 4,000 +0 +0%
1987 4,000 +0 +0%
1986 4,000 +0 +0%
1985 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1984 5,000 +0 +0%
1983 5,000 +0 +0%
1982 5,000 +0 +0%
1981 5,000 +0 +0%
1980 5,000 +0 +0%
1979 5,000 +0 +0%
1978 5,000 +0 +0%
1977 5,000 +0 +0%
1976 5,000 +0 +0%
1975 5,000 +0 +0%
1974 5,000 +0 +0%
1973 5,000 +0 +0%
1972 5,000 +0 +0%
1971 5,000 +0 +0%
1970 5,000 +0 +0%
1969 5,000 +0 +0%
1968 5,000 +0 +0%
1967 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1966 6,000 +0 +0%
1965 6,000 +0 +0%
1964 6,000 +0 +0%
1963 6,000 +2,000 +50%
1962 4,000 +0 +0%
1961 4,000 — —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 2.91M HT Haiti 1.01M DO Dominican Republic 975,760 JM Jamaica 120,000 PR Puerto Rico 50,200 TT Trinidad and Tobago 25,000 BS Bahamas 8,000 BB Barbados 7,000 DM Dominica 6,000 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,000 AG Antigua and Barbuda 4,000 GD Grenada 3,000 LC Saint Lucia 2,670 AW Aruba 2,000 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,000 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000 VG British Virgin Islands 1,000 VI United States Virgin Islands 900 KY Cayman Islands 200
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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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