British Virgin Islands vs Equatorial Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

British Virgin Islands
5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
71st
Equatorial Guinea rank
69th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 71st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th of 198 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 7 and Equatorial Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1870s 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1880s 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1890s 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1900s 0.4002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1910s 0.3746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1920s 0.4083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1940s 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1950s 0.2816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1960s 0.9524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1970s 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1980s 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1990s 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
2000s 6.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
2010s 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
2020s 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, British Virgin Islands or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between British Virgin Islands and Equatorial Guinea?
0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Equatorial Guinea?
82 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
British Virgin Islands ranks 71st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.