Deforestation statistics for British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 30,231 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.70% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 202 |
| Net migration | - |
| Fertility rate | N.A. |
| Median age | N.A. |
| Urban population share | 52% |
British Virgin Islands: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 150 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 7,464 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 49.80% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 299 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 4.00% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 3,023 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 20.20% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 40.50% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 129 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 4.30% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 2,894 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 19.30% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 39% |
British Virgin Islands: Annual forest and tree cover data
British Virgin Islands: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 1 2003: 0 2004: 1 2005: 2 2006: 1 2007: 3 2008: 2 2009: 3 2010: 2 2011: 6 2012: 0 2013: 1 2014: 0 2015: nan 2016: 1 2017: 101 2018: 3 2019: 1 2020: nan |
British Virgin Islands: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 4 2002: 3 2003: 2 2004: 3 2005: 4 2006: 3 2007: 6 2008: 7 2009: 5 2010: 4 2011: 15 2012: 1 2013: 3 2014: 1 2015: 0 2016: 3 2017: 229 2018: 6 2019: 1 2020: 0 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anegada | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.7% |
| Jost Van Dyke | 728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 82 | 11.3% |
| Other Islands | 437 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.8% |
| Tortola | 4,886 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 119 | 170 | 3.5% |
| Virgin Gorda | 1,219 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 33 | 2.7% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Islands | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.5% | |
| Tortola | 2,916 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 105 | 128 | 4.4% |
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2019 forest data for British Virgin Islands | Archived forest data for British Virgin Islands | Forest data for British Virgin Islands
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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