TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for United States Virgin Islands

Deforestation data for United States Virgin Islands , 1990-2005. United States Virgin Islands 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 10000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 27.9
Other wooded land (hectares):
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 34000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 12000 10000 10000 -1.3 -1.8 -2,000 -16.67 38.46
Other wooded land 0 0 0
Primary forests - - 0
Plantations - -




Chart: Forest cover in United States Virgin Islands, 1990-2005
Google Chart

All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




Copyright Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com 2009
All rights reserved.