What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 33.33 percent in 1966.

What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 26.67 percent in 1961.

How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

British Virgin Islands ranks 42nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

British Virgin Islands: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 33.33 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

33.33 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

42nd

of 209 countries

All-time high

33.33 percent

in 1966

All-time low

26.67 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

British Virgin Islands recorded 33.33 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands peaked at 33.33 percent in 1966 and was at its lowest, 26.67 percent, in 1961.

That places British Virgin Islands 42nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	26.67 percent	—
1962	26.67 percent	+0.0%
1963	26.67 percent	+0.0%
1964	26.67 percent	+0.0%
1965	26.67 percent	+0.0%
1966	33.33 percent	+25.0%
1967	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1968	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1969	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1970	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1971	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1972	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1973	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1974	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1975	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1976	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1977	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1978	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1979	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1980	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1981	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1982	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1983	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1984	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1985	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1986	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1987	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1988	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1989	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1990	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1991	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1992	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1993	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1994	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1995	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1996	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1997	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1998	33.33 percent	+0.0%
1999	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2000	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2001	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2002	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2003	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2004	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2005	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2006	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2007	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2008	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2009	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2010	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2011	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2012	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2013	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2014	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2015	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2016	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2017	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2018	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2019	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2020	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2021	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2022	33.33 percent	+0.0%
2023	33.33 percent	+0.0%

British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries

British Virgin Islands's 33.33 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 3.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
British Virgin Islands's 33.33 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	29.63 percent	26.67 percent	33.33 percent	9
1970s	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	10
1980s	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	10
1990s	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	10
2000s	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	10
2010s	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	10
2020s	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	33.33 percent	4

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

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40 Chad 35.74 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in British Virgin Islands was 33.33 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 33.33 percent in 1966.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 26.67 percent in 1961.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: British Virgin Islands ranks 42nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).