Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires was 0 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0
World rank
172nd
of 241 countries
All-time high
2
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 2012
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in United States Virgin Islands, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0 for annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd of 241 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 172 Åland 0
- 172 American Samoa 0
- 172 Andorra 0
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 172 Aruba 0
- 172 Bahrain 0
- 172 Bermuda 0
- 172 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 172 Bouvet Island 0
- 172 British Indian Ocean Territory 0
- 172 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 172 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 172 Christmas Island 0
- 172 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0
- 172 Curaçao 0 compare
- 172 Cyprus 0 compare
- 172 Dominica 0 compare
- 172 Estonia 0 compare
- 172 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 compare
- 172 Faroe Islands 0
- 172 French Polynesia 0
- 172 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0
- 172 Gibraltar 0
- 172 Guam 0 compare
- 172 Bailiwick of Guernsey 0
- 172 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0
- 172 Hong Kong (China) 0 compare
- 172 Iceland 0 compare
- 172 Isle of Man 0
- 172 Jersey 0
- 172 Kiribati 0
- 172 Liechtenstein 0
- 172 Luxembourg 0
- 172 Macau (China) 0
- 172 Maldives 0
- 172 Malta 0 compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 0
- 172 Martinique 0 compare
- 172 Mauritius 0 compare
- 172 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 compare
- 172 Monaco 0
- 172 Nauru 0
- 172 Norfolk Island 0
- 172 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 172 Palau 0 compare
- 172 Pitcairn 0
- 172 Qatar 0 compare
- 172 Saint Barthélemy 0
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 172 Saint Martin (French part) 0
- 172 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 172 Samoa 0
- 172 San Marino 0
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 172 Seychelles 0
- 172 Singapore 0
- 172 Sint Maarten 0
- 172 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0
- 172 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 compare
- 172 Tonga 0
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 172 Tuvalu 0
- 172 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 172 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 compare
- 172 Holy See 0
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 172 Western Sahara 0 compare
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2809 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3356 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in United States Virgin Islands?
- Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in United States Virgin Islands was 0 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd out of 241 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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