Agriculture & Rural in United States Virgin Islands 88 indicators covering agriculture & rural for United States Virgin Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year 2025 down 31.5% 185th Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% 1978 down 61.9% 174th Rural population 4.6% 2025 down 8.8% 201st Rural population growth -1.8% 2025 down 31.8% 186th Rural population 4,786 2025 down 12.2% 201st Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% 1978 down 60.3% 191st Rural population, per capita 0.0461 units per person 2025 down 8.9% 199th Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 22.5% 196th Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 6 metric tons 2024 down 21.5% 186th Aquaculture production 6 metric tons 2024 down 21.5% 186th Agricultural land use 3,300 hectares 2023 down 17.5% 211th Projections for global peak agricultural land 3,300 hectares 2023 down 17.5% 211th Share of land area used for arable agriculture 2.6% 2023 down 10.0% 162nd Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 63.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2020 down 25.4% 115th Share of land area used for agriculture 9.4% 2023 down 17.5% 179th Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -17.5% 2023 up 47.5% 216th Rural population, per square kilometre 14.17 units per square kilometre 2023 down 11.6% 148th Agricultural land 33 sq. km 2023 down 17.5% 199th Fertilizer consumption 63.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2020 down 25.4% 115th Arable land 900 hectares 2023 down 10.0% 197th Arable land 0.0086 hectares per person 2023 down 7.3% 191st Arable land 2.6% 2023 down 10.0% 162nd Land area 350 sq. km 2023 unchanged 196th Permanent cropland 0.6% 2023 down 80.0% 140th Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.8% 2025 down 22.0% 161st Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.6% 2025 down 22.6% 168th Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.4% 2025 down 7.2% 175th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 1.6 % 2025 down 23.8% 155th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 2.8 % 2025 down 22.2% 149th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 0.4 % 2025 unchanged 162nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 0.07 1000 No 2025 down 22.2% 174th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 0.47 1000 No 2025 down 39.0% 175th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 0.54 1000 No 2025 down 37.2% 175th Forest area 58.2% 2023 up 7.9% 30th Forest area 203.6 sq. km 2023 up 7.9% 178th Share of employment in agriculture vs. share of population living in rural areas 1.3% 2023 down 23.0% 171st Agricultural land use per person 0.0589 hectares per person 2025 down 22.2% 174th Agricultural area over the long-term 3,300 hectares 2025 down 17.5% 189th Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0196 hectares per person 2025 down 48.1% 181st Cropland extent over the long-term 1,100 hectares 2025 down 45.0% 188th Capture fishery production 493.84 metric tons 2024 down 1.5% 189th Number of people employed in agriculture 537 people 2025 down 37.3% 186th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 73.75 % 2023 down 6.3% 9th Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 13.13 % 2023 up 23.5% 166th Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 86.87 % 2023 down 2.8% 9th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 0.08 1000 No 2023 down 20.0% 139th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 0.5 1000 No 2023 down 37.5% 139th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 13.13 % 2023 up 23.5% 156th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 86.87 % 2023 down 2.8% 19th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 73.75 % 2023 down 6.3% 19th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 0.43 % 2023 down 6.5% 136th FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 13.13 % 2023 up 23.5% 132nd FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 2.97 % 2023 down 22.3% 134th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 0.08 1000 No 2023 down 11.1% 137th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 0.5 1000 No 2023 down 37.5% 137th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 0.08 1000 No 2023 down 20.0% 139th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 0.5 1000 No 2023 down 37.5% 139th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 2.54 % 2023 down 24.4% 43rd Page 1 of 2 Next →