Land area in hectares, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.3336 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3336 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
175th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.3222 hectares per person
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.3336 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1.02 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3222 hectares per person, in 2000.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 175th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8794 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8578 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8046 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7576 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7128 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6284 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5804 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5514 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4934 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4586 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4161 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3891 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3704 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.364 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3755 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3649 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3513 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3505 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3498 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3488 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3479 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3474 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3471 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3469 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3467 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3464 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3367 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3339 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3311 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3284 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3261 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3246 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3238 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.323 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3225 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3223 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3222 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3224 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3226 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3226 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3227 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3227 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.323 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3231 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3229 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3229 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.323 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3232 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3235 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.324 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3244 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3249 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3255 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3262 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3271 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3281 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3293 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3306 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.332 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3336 hectares per person | +0.5% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.3336 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 49% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.3336 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.971 hectares per person, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8046 hectares per person | 0.5804 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4147 hectares per person | 0.3639 hectares per person | 0.5514 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3483 hectares per person | 0.3464 hectares per person | 0.3513 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3272 hectares per person | 0.3223 hectares per person | 0.3367 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3227 hectares per person | 0.3222 hectares per person | 0.3231 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.325 hectares per person | 0.323 hectares per person | 0.3281 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.3293 hectares per person | 0.3336 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 172 Kuwait 0.3672 hectares per person compare
- 173 United Kingdom 0.353 hectares per person compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.3402 hectares per person compare
- 176 Cayman Islands 0.3286 hectares per person compare
- 177 El Salvador 0.3284 hectares per person compare
- 178 Guam 0.3243 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 land area in hectares, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.3336 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3222 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares 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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.