Urban area long term, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.1214 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1214 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
11th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1236 units per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0197 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, urban area long term, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.1214 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.1236 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 11th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0725 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0753 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0875 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0891 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0917 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.095 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1012 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.103 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.105 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1057 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1065 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1071 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1077 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1082 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.109 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1097 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1097 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1097 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1096 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.122 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1236 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1226 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1214 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.1214 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0209 units per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.1214 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0086 units per square kilometre, 14.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.062 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.088 units per square kilometre | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | 0.092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1097 units per square kilometre | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1215 units per square kilometre | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | 0.1236 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 8 East Timor 0.1633 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.1356 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.1286 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Andorra 0.1045 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Lebanon 0.0772 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Germany 0.0769 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.6263 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8801 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2809 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3356 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands was 0.1214 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1236 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.