Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United States Virgin Islands is 0.0001 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0008 hectares per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places United States Virgin Islands 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0004 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -79.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +171.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -38.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +300.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -68.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +68.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +106.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -70.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +99.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -68.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +58.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -97.8% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +502.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 hectares per person | +4672.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -85.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -52.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +54.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +45.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -62.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -25.1% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +4672.5% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
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, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 hectares per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.