Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled was 5.35 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States Virgin Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 5.35 hectares for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 83.79 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2925 hectares, in 2015.
That places United States Virgin Islands 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.55 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 9.53 hectares | -79.1% |
| 2003 | 25.87 hectares | +171.4% |
| 2004 | 19.49 hectares | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 12.02 hectares | -38.3% |
| 2006 | 48.06 hectares | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 15.16 hectares | -68.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5 hectares | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 52.73 hectares | +106.8% |
| 2010 | 15.41 hectares | -70.8% |
| 2011 | 30.78 hectares | +99.8% |
| 2012 | 9.61 hectares | -68.8% |
| 2013 | 15.16 hectares | +57.9% |
| 2014 | 13.48 hectares | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2925 hectares | -97.8% |
| 2016 | 1.76 hectares | +501.6% |
| 2017 | 83.79 hectares | +4662.0% |
| 2018 | 12.45 hectares | -85.1% |
| 2019 | 5.86 hectares | -52.9% |
| 2020 | 9.02 hectares | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 13.04 hectares | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 19.43 hectares | +49.0% |
| 2023 | 7.18 hectares | -63.0% |
| 2024 | 5.35 hectares | -25.5% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 5.35 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.53 hectares, 5% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 5.35 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 105.54 hectares, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +4662.0% | 1.76 hectares | 83.79 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.21 hectares | 9.53 hectares | 52.73 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.86 hectares | 0.2925 hectares | 83.79 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 hectares | 5.35 hectares | 19.43 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 139 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.51 hectares compare
- 140 East Timor 6.23 hectares compare
- 141 Aland Islands 6 hectares compare
- 143 Andorra 4.73 hectares compare
- 144 Moldova 4.7 hectares compare
- 145 Israel 4.48 hectares 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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States Virgin Islands?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States Virgin Islands was 5.35 hectares in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.79 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2925 hectares in 2015.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.