Annual Net Emissions/Removals in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Annual Net Emissions/Removals was 0.1083 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual Net Emissions/Removals in British Virgin Islands, 1970–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual net emissions/removals in British Virgin Islands is 0.1083, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual net emissions/removals in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.1083 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0158, in 1970.
That places British Virgin Islands 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual Net Emissions/Removals in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0158 | — |
| 1971 | 0.0163 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0181 | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0184 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0179 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0197 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0203 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0201 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0201 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0204 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0251 | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.024 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0238 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0164 | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0272 | +65.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0287 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0291 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0293 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0296 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0294 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.035 | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0358 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0365 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0369 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0398 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.04 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0435 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0471 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0482 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0502 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.058 | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0619 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0684 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0772 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0845 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0695 | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0714 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.08 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0849 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0866 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0923 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0821 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0814 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1029 | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1003 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1004 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1046 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.105 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1083 | +3.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.1083 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.95, 0% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.1083 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.35, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Net Emissions/Removals in British Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +65.3% | 0.0164 | 0.0272 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0186 | 0.0158 | 0.0203 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0236 | 0.0164 | 0.0292 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.032 | 0.0291 | 0.0369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0534 | 0.0398 | 0.0772 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0836 | 0.0695 | 0.1029 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1037 | 0.1003 | 0.1083 | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 204 Dominica 0.1524 compare
- 205 Kiribati 0.1152 compare
- 206 Cook Islands 0.1121 compare
- 208 Faroe Islands 0.0966 compare
- 209 Monaco 0.0598 compare
- 210 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.035 compare
More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 57.4% (2025)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.48 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 4.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual net emissions/removals in British Virgin Islands?
- Annual net emissions/removals in British Virgin Islands was 0.1083 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest annual net emissions/removals recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1083 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual net emissions/removals recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 in 1970.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for annual net emissions/removals?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual net emissions/removals rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories by the sector of origin and National Mitigation Targets as determined by the countries. Annual country-level estimates of net emissions/removals for 215 countries are presented by six sectors, 14 sub-sectors and four gases, for the years 1970-2021. To facilitate retrieval and use, two aggregated indicators, Total GHG emissions including land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) and Total GHG emissions excluding land-use, land-use change and forestry are presented in addition to the sector-level information. Annual country-level projections of emissions, assuming business-as-usual, are presented for three categories – CO2 emission, GHG emissions excluding LULUCF and GHG emissions including LULUCF – for the years 2022- 2030. National mitigation targets, or the implied targets, as estimated from the Nationally Determined Contributions are presented for the year 2030. Both the conditional, where applicable, and unconditional targets have been presented, along with an average of the two targets. Corresponding aggregates are presented for the above indicators by region and sub-region according to the M49 and the World Economic Outlook Classifications. Estimates of emissions are in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent.