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Forest cover — British Virgin Islands

Forest cover in the British Virgin Islands in 2023 — 24.13%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2023 24.13% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 122of 213
Period maximum 24.73%1990
Period minimum 24.13%2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — British Virgin Islands, 1990–20232424.224.424.624.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 24.73%1991: 24.71%1992: 24.68%1993: 24.65%1994: 24.63%1995: 24.6%1996: 24.57%1997: 24.55%1998: 24.52%1999: 24.49%2000: 24.47%2001: 24.45%2002: 24.43%2003: 24.41%2004: 24.39%2005: 24.37%2006: 24.35%2007: 24.33%2008: 24.31%2009: 24.29%2010: 24.27%2011: 24.24%2012: 24.21%2013: 24.19%2014: 24.16%2015: 24.13%2016: 24.13%2017: 24.13%2018: 24.13%2019: 24.13%2020: 24.13%2021: 24.13%2022: 24.13%2023: 24.13%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

British Virgin Islands 24.13%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
Caribbean computed 35.36%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — British Virgin Islands, by year British Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 24.13 +0 pp
2022 24.13 +0 pp
2021 24.13 +0 pp
2020 24.13 +0 pp
2019 24.13 +0 pp
2018 24.13 +0 pp
2017 24.13 +0 pp
2016 24.13 +0 pp
2015 24.13 −0.03 pp
2014 24.16 −0.03 pp
2013 24.19 −0.03 pp
2012 24.21 −0.03 pp
2011 24.24 −0.03 pp
2010 24.27 −0.02 pp
2009 24.29 −0.02 pp
2008 24.31 −0.02 pp
2007 24.33 −0.02 pp
2006 24.35 −0.02 pp
2005 24.37 −0.02 pp
2004 24.39 −0.02 pp
2003 24.41 −0.02 pp
2002 24.43 −0.02 pp
2001 24.45 −0.02 pp
2000 24.47 −0.03 pp
1999 24.49 −0.03 pp
1998 24.52 −0.03 pp
1997 24.55 −0.03 pp
1996 24.57 −0.03 pp
1995 24.6 −0.03 pp
1994 24.63 −0.03 pp
1993 24.65 −0.03 pp
1992 24.68 −0.03 pp
1991 24.71 −0.03 pp
1990 24.73 —

Caribbean, 2023

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

VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18 DM Dominica 63.83 VI United States Virgin Islands 58.17 JM Jamaica 56.19 PR Puerto Rico 56.12 KY Cayman Islands 52.47 GD Grenada 52.06 BS Bahamas 50.94 DO Dominican Republic 44.99 TT Trinidad and Tobago 44.24 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.31 LC Saint Lucia 34.05 CU Cuba 31.23 MF Saint Martin 24.8 VG British Virgin Islands 24.13 AG Antigua and Barbuda 18.01 BB Barbados 14.65 HT Haiti 12.26 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07 SX Sint Maarten 10.88 AW Aruba 2.33 CW Curaçao 0.16
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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