Deforestation statistics for Virgin Islands, U.S.
Total land area: Virgin Islands, U.S.
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 37,207 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 17,483 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Virgin Islands, U.S.
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Virgin Islands, U.S.. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,161 | |
| 2001 | 2,724 | |
| 2010 | 2,712 | 18,807 |
| 2018 | 2,640 | 17,483 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 15% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 47.0% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Virgin Islands, U.S.
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Virgin Islands, U.S. by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 125 | ||
| 2002 | 0 | 19 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 41 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 33 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 33 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 73 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 26 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 40 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 86 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 48 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 25 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 27 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 52 | 1,133 | |
| 2018 | 17 | 43 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 84 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 1,675 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 5.0% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 3.1% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 1.30 | 50 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 8.98 | 163 |
Biodiversity data: Virgin Islands, U.S.
Species count by taxa for Virgin Islands, U.S.. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 148 |
| Amphibians | 7 |
| Reptiles | 36 |
| Fishes | 569 |
| Mammals | |
| Vascular plants |
Conservation data: Virgin Islands, U.S.
Data on threatened species in Virgin Islands, U.S. as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | |
| Threatened birds (2018) | |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) |
Protected areas data: Virgin Islands, U.S.
Data on threatened species in Virgin Islands, U.S. as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Archived forest data for Virgin Islands, U.S. | Forest data for Virgin Islands, U.S.
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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