STATISTICS: United States Virgin Islands


United States Virgin Islands

29.4% —or about 10,000 hectares—of United States Virgin Islands is forested.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, United States Virgin Islands lost an average of 200 hectares of forest per year. The amounts to an average annual deforestation rate of 1.67%. Between 2000 and 2005, the rate of forest change decreased by 100.0% to 0.00% per annum. In total, between 1990 and 2005, United States Virgin Islands lost 16.7% of its forest cover, or around 2,000 hectares. Measuring the total rate of habitat conversion (defined as change in forest area plus change in woodland area minus net plantation expansion) for the 1990-2005 interval, United States Virgin Islands lost 16.7% of its forest and woodland habitat.








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United States Virgin Islands: Forest Cover, 2005
Total Land Area (ha)34,000
Total Forest Area (ha)10,000
Percent Forest Cover29.41%
Primary Forest Cover (ha)-
Primary Forest, % total forest-
Primary Forest, % total land-
Other wooded land (ha)-


United States Virgin Islands : Forest types
Tropical (% forest area)100%
Subtropical (% forest area)0%
Temperate (% forest area)0%
Boreal/polar (% forest area)0%


United States Virgin Islands: Breakdown of forest types, 2005
Primary forest (ha | %)--
Modified natural (ha | %)--
Semi-natural (ha | %)--
Production plantation (ha | %)--
Production plantation (ha | %)--


United States Virgin Islands: Change in Forest Cover
TOTAL FOREST COVER
Forest 1990 (ha)12,000
Forest 2000 (ha)10,000
Forest 2005 (ha)10,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)(200)-1.67%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)(2,000)-16.67%
Change in rate (%)-100.00%
PRIMARY FOREST COVER
Primary 1990 (ha)-
Primary 2000 (ha)-
Primary 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)--
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)-
OTHER WOODED LAND
Other 1990 (ha)-
Other 2000 (ha)-
Other 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)--
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)-
PLANTATIONS
Other 1990 (ha)-
Other 2000 (ha)-
Other 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)--
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)-
TOTAL DEGRADATION/CONSERVSION
Forest area+Wooded Area-Plantations
Other 1990 (ha)12,000
Other 2000 (ha)10,000
Other 2005 (ha)10,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)(200)-1.67%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)(2,000)-16.67%
Change in rate (%)-100.00%


United States Virgin Islands: Primary
Primary or "old-growth" vegetation
Primary Forest 2005 (ha)-
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)-
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)0
Undisturbed vegetation 2005 (% land area)0.00%


United States Virgin Islands: Forest designation
Ownership of forest land, 2000
Public (%)-
Private (%)-
Other (%)-
Ownership of other wooded land, 2000
Public (%)-
Private (%)-
Other (%)-
Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005
Production (%)-
Protection (%)-
Conservation (%)-
Social Services (%)-
Multiple Services (%)-
None of Unknown (%)-


United States Virgin Islands: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000
Forest Area annually affected by
Fire (%)-
Insects (ha)-
Diseases (ha)-
Other (ha)-


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United States Virgin Islands: Biodiversity - Plants
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
39.30%
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
75.90%
Number of Native tree species
Native tree species-
Number of tree species in IUCN red list
Critically Endangered2
Endangered4
Vulnerable1
Vascular Plant Species, 2004
Total
Number endemic
Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004
Species threatened


United States Virgin Islands: Value of forests
Biomass stock in forest, 2005
Above-ground biomass (M t)n.s.
Below-ground biomass (M t)n.s.
Dead wood (M t)-
Total (M t)-
Carbon stock in forest, 2005
Carbon in above-ground biomass (M t)n.s.
Carbon in below-ground biomass (M t)n.s.
Carbon in dead wood (M t)-
Carbon in litter (M t)-
Soil carbon (M t)-
Change in growing stock 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate (1000 cubic m/yr)
1990-2000-1
2000-2005-2
Growing stock per hectare 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate ( cubic m/ha per yr)
1990-20000.09
2000-20050.02
Wood removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (1000 cubic m)-
Wood fuel (1000 cubic m)-
Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m)-
Total wood removal 2005 (% of growing stock)-
Plant products 2005
Food (t)-
Fodder (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction (t)-
Ornamental plants (t)-
Exudates (t)-
Other plant products (t)-
Animal products 2005
Living animals (units)-
Hides, skins and trophies (units)-
Wild honey and bee-wax (t)-
Bush meat (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Other edible animal products (t)-
Other non-edible animal products (t)-
Value of wood and non-wood forest product removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (US$)-
Wood fuel (US$)-
Non-wood forest products (US$)-
Total value (US$)-
Total value ($USD/ha)$-
Employment in forestry 2000
Total people employed-


United States Virgin Islands : Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002
Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production-
Imports-
Exports-
Consumption0
Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production-
Imports0
Exports-
Consumption0
Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production-
Imports-
Exports-
Consumption0
Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production-
Imports-
Exports-
Consumption0
Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production-
Imports-
Exports-
Consumption0
Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production-
Imports-
Exports-
Consumption0
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United States Virgin Islands: Population / Demographics
Percent rural (2003)6.4%


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United States Virgin Islands : References & Data Sources


 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
 Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
 Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
 Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
 RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
 World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
 The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
 With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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