emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: emissions of air pollutants was 1,964 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,964 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
203rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,295 tonnes
in 2011
All-time low
73.83 tonnes
in 1967
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands stood at 1,964 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands peaked at 2,295 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.83 tonnes, in 1967.
That places British Virgin Islands 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 181.2 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 182.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 184.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1753 | 185.54 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 186.98 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 188.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1756 | 189.87 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1757 | 191.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1758 | 192.76 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1759 | 194.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 195.64 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 197.2 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 198.75 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 200.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 201.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1765 | 203.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1766 | 204.97 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1767 | 206.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1768 | 208.08 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1769 | 209.63 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 211.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 212.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 214.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 216.21 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 217.88 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 219.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 221.23 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1777 | 222.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1778 | 224.57 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 226.24 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 227.91 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 229.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 231.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 233.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1784 | 235.12 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1785 | 236.91 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1786 | 238.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1787 | 240.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1788 | 242.31 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 244.1 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 245.9 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 247.84 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 249.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 251.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 253.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1795 | 255.58 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1796 | 257.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1797 | 259.44 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1798 | 261.37 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 263.3 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 265.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 267.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 269.4 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 271.48 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 273.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 275.63 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 277.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 279.79 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 281.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 283.93 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 286 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 286.85 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 287.69 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 288.54 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 289.38 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 290.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 291.07 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 291.91 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 292.75 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 293.59 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 294.43 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 295.29 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 296.15 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 297.01 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 297.87 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 298.73 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 299.58 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 300.44 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 301.3 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 302.15 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 303 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 303.88 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 304.75 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 305.62 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 306.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 307.36 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 308.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 309.1 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 309.96 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 310.83 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 311.69 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 312.58 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 313.46 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 314.34 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 315.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 316.11 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 316.98 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 317.86 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 318.74 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 319.62 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 320.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 312 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 305.66 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1853 | 305.38 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 305.1 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 304.82 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 313.21 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1857 | 321.83 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1858 | 330.69 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1859 | 339.8 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1860 | 349.15 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1861 | 355.06 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 360.58 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 366.25 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 372.05 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 372.67 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 373.35 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 374.08 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 374.86 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 373.34 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 371.88 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 374.15 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 375.32 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 376.55 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 377.84 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 378.38 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 378.97 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 379.62 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 379.46 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 379.36 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 379.3 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 378.77 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 386.81 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1883 | 390.75 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 390.02 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 387.38 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 384.8 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 384.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 383.7 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 384.46 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 396.57 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 397.36 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 400.64 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 405.12 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 408.94 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 412.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 415.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 418.45 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 422.17 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 426.44 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 416.8 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1901 | 418.05 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 419.69 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 420.58 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 422.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 423.65 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 425.03 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 426.31 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 427.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 428.56 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 429.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 428.73 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 427.31 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 426.34 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 421.79 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 416.77 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1916 | 412.27 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 407.31 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 402.85 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 397.96 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 393.55 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1921 | 389.1 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1922 | 390.84 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 389.36 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 386.53 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 384.09 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 385.71 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 385.53 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 386.81 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 387.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 390.03 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 393.95 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 394.63 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 394.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 393.04 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 390.86 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 389.31 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 387.33 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 388.23 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 391.21 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 391.7 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 390.49 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 391 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 382.65 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1944 | 378.86 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 374.21 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 376.61 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1947 | 377.94 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 377.43 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 377.04 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 373 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 357.27 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1952 | 336.25 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1953 | 311.54 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1954 | 284.55 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1955 | 256.2 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1956 | 227.49 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1957 | 199.72 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1958 | 173.49 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1959 | 148.88 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1960 | 125.83 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1961 | 103.69 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1962 | 95.51 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 85.01 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 83.2 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 78.36 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 82.33 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 73.83 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 87.96 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 97.45 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 98.13 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 105.55 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 105.54 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 110.65 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 110.64 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 124.62 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 127.21 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 134.99 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 139.43 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 137.53 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 159.39 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 212.78 tonnes | +33.5% |
| 1982 | 209.21 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 227.25 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 246.83 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 270.33 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 307.03 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 341.33 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 362.55 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 382.29 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 637.2 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 666.45 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 725.82 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 810.21 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 804.63 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 820.58 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,017 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 1,017 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,139 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 1,181 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1,554 tonnes | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 1,534 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,383 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 1,572 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1,723 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 1,773 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,625 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1,599 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,692 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1,985 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 1,991 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,295 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 2,143 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 2,244 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2,207 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,253 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,182 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2,146 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,160 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,159 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,877 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 1,904 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,964 tonnes | +3.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 1,964 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374 tonnes, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 1,964 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,820 tonnes, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +66.7% | 382.29 tonnes | 637.2 tonnes |
| 1981 | +33.5% | 159.39 tonnes | 212.78 tonnes |
| 2000 | +31.6% | 1,181 tonnes | 1,554 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 187.7 tonnes | 181.2 tonnes | 194.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 202.64 tonnes | 195.64 tonnes | 209.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 218.72 tonnes | 211.18 tonnes | 226.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 236.01 tonnes | 227.91 tonnes | 244.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 254.61 tonnes | 245.9 tonnes | 263.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 274.59 tonnes | 265.23 tonnes | 283.93 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 289.8 tonnes | 286 tonnes | 293.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 298.3 tonnes | 294.43 tonnes | 302.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 306.92 tonnes | 303 tonnes | 310.83 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 315.66 tonnes | 311.69 tonnes | 319.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 315.9 tonnes | 304.82 tonnes | 339.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 367.14 tonnes | 349.15 tonnes | 374.86 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 377.15 tonnes | 371.88 tonnes | 379.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 385.09 tonnes | 378.77 tonnes | 390.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 410.31 tonnes | 396.57 tonnes | 426.44 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 422.83 tonnes | 416.8 tonnes | 428.56 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 417.09 tonnes | 397.96 tonnes | 429.54 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 387.91 tonnes | 384.09 tonnes | 393.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 391.34 tonnes | 387.33 tonnes | 394.79 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 381.79 tonnes | 374.21 tonnes | 391.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 266.84 tonnes | 148.88 tonnes | 373 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 91.32 tonnes | 73.83 tonnes | 125.83 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 119.43 tonnes | 98.13 tonnes | 139.43 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 271.9 tonnes | 159.39 tonnes | 382.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 881.92 tonnes | 637.2 tonnes | 1,181 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,644 tonnes | 1,383 tonnes | 1,985 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,178 tonnes | 1,991 tonnes | 2,295 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,915 tonnes | 1,877 tonnes | 1,964 tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5739 units per person (2025)
- 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)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 6.26 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands was 1,964 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,295 tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.83 tonnes in 1967.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.