Virgin Islands - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Virgin Islands was 40.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 160.00 in 1981 and a minimum value of 40.00 in 2006.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 120.00
1962 120.00
1963 140.00
1964 160.00
1965 160.00
1966 160.00
1967 150.00
1968 150.00
1969 150.00
1970 150.00
1971 150.00
1972 150.00
1973 150.00
1974 150.00
1975 150.00
1976 150.00
1977 150.00
1978 150.00
1979 150.00
1980 160.00
1981 160.00
1982 150.00
1983 140.00
1984 140.00
1985 120.00
1986 120.00
1987 120.00
1988 110.00
1989 110.00
1990 100.00
1991 100.00
1992 100.00
1993 100.00
1994 90.00
1995 80.00
1996 80.00
1997 80.00
1998 80.00
1999 70.00
2000 70.00
2001 70.00
2002 60.00
2003 60.00
2004 60.00
2005 60.00
2006 40.00
2007 40.00
2008 40.00
2009 40.00
2010 40.00
2011 40.00
2012 40.00
2013 40.00
2014 40.00
2015 40.00
2016 40.00
2017 40.00
2018 40.00

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Virgin Islands was 11.43 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 45.71 in 1981, while its lowest value was 11.43 in 2006.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 34.29
1962 34.29
1963 40.00
1964 45.71
1965 45.71
1966 45.71
1967 42.86
1968 42.86
1969 42.86
1970 42.86
1971 42.86
1972 42.86
1973 42.86
1974 42.86
1975 42.86
1976 42.86
1977 42.86
1978 42.86
1979 42.86
1980 45.71
1981 45.71
1982 42.86
1983 40.00
1984 40.00
1985 34.29
1986 34.29
1987 34.29
1988 31.43
1989 31.43
1990 28.57
1991 28.57
1992 28.57
1993 28.57
1994 25.71
1995 22.86
1996 22.86
1997 22.86
1998 22.86
1999 20.00
2000 20.00
2001 20.00
2002 17.14
2003 17.14
2004 17.14
2005 17.14
2006 11.43
2007 11.43
2008 11.43
2009 11.43
2010 11.43
2011 11.43
2012 11.43
2013 11.43
2014 11.43
2015 11.43
2016 11.43
2017 11.43
2018 11.43

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use