Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.021 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands is 0.021 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.2206 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0184 hectares per person, in 2009.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 161st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2041 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1759 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2206 hectares per person | +25.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2069 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1948 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1833 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1616 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1493 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1269 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1179 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.107 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1001 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0953 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0936 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0966 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0938 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0936 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0903 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0901 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0899 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0797 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0795 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0695 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0694 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0694 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0594 hectares per person | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0594 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0481 hectares per person | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0477 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0473 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0469 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0466 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0369 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0369 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0368 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0368 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0368 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0276 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0206 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0206 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0207 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0208 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0209 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.021 hectares per person | +0.5% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.021 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1047 hectares per person, 20% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.021 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1216 hectares per person, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -33.3% | 0.0277 hectares per person | 0.0185 hectares per person |
| 1964 | +25.4% | 0.1759 hectares per person | 0.2206 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1885 hectares per person | 0.1493 hectares per person | 0.2206 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1066 hectares per person | 0.0936 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0757 hectares per person | 0.0594 hectares per person | 0.0903 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0421 hectares per person | 0.0368 hectares per person | 0.0481 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 hectares per person | 0.0184 hectares per person | 0.0368 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0189 hectares per person | 0.0185 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0207 hectares per person | 0.021 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 158 Cayman Islands 0.0274 hectares per person compare
- 159 Micronesia (country) 0.0266 hectares per person compare
- 160 Suriname 0.0254 hectares per person compare
- 162 Pakistan 0.0202 hectares per person compare
- 163 Sri Lanka 0.02 hectares per person compare
- 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0197 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.021 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2206 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.