British Virgin Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Nitrous oxide emissions

British Virgin Islands
4,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
193rd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
195th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 4,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 2,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 2.0 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 193rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 195th of 201 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1850s 79.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1860s 86.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1870s 100.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1880s 119.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1890s 164.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 110.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1900s 272.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 212.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1910s 375.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 307.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1920s 383.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 308.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1930s 410.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 328.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1940s 744.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 102.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 641.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1950s 1,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 137.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1960s 2,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1970s 3,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 228.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1980s 3,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 264.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1990s 3,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 322.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2000s 3,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2010s 4,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2020s 4,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, British Virgin Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands?
British Virgin Islands, at 4,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
2,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 193rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 195th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.