British Virgin Islands - Forest area
Forest area (sq. km)
The value for Forest area (sq. km) in British Virgin Islands was 36.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.10 in 1990 and a minimum value of 36.20 in 2015.
Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
Year | Value |
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1990 | 37.10 |
1991 | 37.06 |
1992 | 37.02 |
1993 | 36.98 |
1994 | 36.94 |
1995 | 36.90 |
1996 | 36.86 |
1997 | 36.82 |
1998 | 36.78 |
1999 | 36.74 |
2000 | 36.70 |
2001 | 36.67 |
2002 | 36.64 |
2003 | 36.61 |
2004 | 36.58 |
2005 | 36.55 |
2006 | 36.52 |
2007 | 36.49 |
2008 | 36.46 |
2009 | 36.43 |
2010 | 36.40 |
2011 | 36.36 |
2012 | 36.32 |
2013 | 36.28 |
2014 | 36.24 |
2015 | 36.20 |
2016 | 36.20 |
2017 | 36.20 |
2018 | 36.20 |
2019 | 36.20 |
2020 | 36.20 |
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area) in British Virgin Islands was 24.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 24.73 in 1990, while its lowest value was 24.13 in 2015.
Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
Year | Value |
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1990 | 24.73 |
1991 | 24.71 |
1992 | 24.68 |
1993 | 24.65 |
1994 | 24.63 |
1995 | 24.60 |
1996 | 24.57 |
1997 | 24.55 |
1998 | 24.52 |
1999 | 24.49 |
2000 | 24.47 |
2001 | 24.45 |
2002 | 24.43 |
2003 | 24.41 |
2004 | 24.39 |
2005 | 24.37 |
2006 | 24.35 |
2007 | 24.33 |
2008 | 24.31 |
2009 | 24.29 |
2010 | 24.27 |
2011 | 24.24 |
2012 | 24.21 |
2013 | 24.19 |
2014 | 24.16 |
2015 | 24.13 |
2016 | 24.13 |
2017 | 24.13 |
2018 | 24.13 |
2019 | 24.13 |
2020 | 24.13 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use