U.S. Virgin Islands's forest cover fell from 65.5 % in 1994 to 58.2 % in 2023.
U.S. Virgin Islands · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 7 with data
Land
U.S. Virgin Islands's forest area fell from 229 km in 1994 to 204 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
136th of 213 · 30th in Latin America
U.S. Virgin Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 14.9 % in 2013 to 13.3 % in 2025.
U.S. Virgin Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 25.7 % in 1994 to 9.4 % in 2023.
U.S. Virgin Islands's arable land (% of land area) fell from 8.6 % in 1994 to 2.6 % in 2023.
Air
U.S. Virgin Islands's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 7.5 in 1994 to 6.8 in 2023.
Access
U.S. Virgin Islands's safe drinking water rose from 97.4 % in 2000 to 98.7 % in 2024.
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Water stressNo data
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data