emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was 4.74 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
4.74 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 230.4%
World rank
11th
of 219 countries
All-time high
60.61 % change on previous year
in 1990
All-time low
-29.55 % change on previous year
in 2011
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands, 1751–2022

-200204060175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands is 4.74 % change on previous year, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 230.4% on the previous year and up 172.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 60.61 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -29.55 % change on previous year, in 2011.

That places United States Virgin Islands 11th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.7193 % change on previous year —
1752 0.7126 % change on previous year -0.9%
1753 0.7059 % change on previous year -0.9%
1754 0.6994 % change on previous year -0.9%
1755 0.6931 % change on previous year -0.9%
1756 0.6865 % change on previous year -1.0%
1757 0.6804 % change on previous year -0.9%
1758 0.6742 % change on previous year -0.9%
1759 0.6682 % change on previous year -0.9%
1760 0.6622 % change on previous year -0.9%
1761 0.7087 % change on previous year +7.0%
1762 0.7019 % change on previous year -1.0%
1763 0.6952 % change on previous year -0.9%
1764 0.6887 % change on previous year -0.9%
1765 0.6823 % change on previous year -0.9%
1766 0.6758 % change on previous year -0.9%
1767 0.6695 % change on previous year -0.9%
1768 0.6635 % change on previous year -0.9%
1769 0.6573 % change on previous year -0.9%
1770 0.6514 % change on previous year -0.9%
1771 0.6967 % change on previous year +7.0%
1772 0.69 % change on previous year -1.0%
1773 0.6833 % change on previous year -1.0%
1774 0.6767 % change on previous year -1.0%
1775 0.6702 % change on previous year -1.0%
1776 0.6639 % change on previous year -0.9%
1777 0.6574 % change on previous year -1.0%
1778 0.6513 % change on previous year -0.9%
1779 0.6452 % change on previous year -0.9%
1780 0.6393 % change on previous year -0.9%
1781 0.6834 % change on previous year +6.9%
1782 0.6766 % change on previous year -1.0%
1783 0.6698 % change on previous year -1.0%
1784 0.6633 % change on previous year -1.0%
1785 0.6566 % change on previous year -1.0%
1786 0.6503 % change on previous year -1.0%
1787 0.644 % change on previous year -1.0%
1788 0.6376 % change on previous year -1.0%
1789 0.6316 % change on previous year -1.0%
1790 0.6255 % change on previous year -1.0%
1791 0.6684 % change on previous year +6.9%
1792 0.6615 % change on previous year -1.0%
1793 0.6548 % change on previous year -1.0%
1794 0.648 % change on previous year -1.0%
1795 0.6416 % change on previous year -1.0%
1796 0.635 % change on previous year -1.0%
1797 0.6287 % change on previous year -1.0%
1798 0.6224 % change on previous year -1.0%
1799 0.6162 % change on previous year -1.0%
1800 0.6738 % change on previous year +9.3%
1801 0.6532 % change on previous year -3.1%
1802 0.6478 % change on previous year -0.8%
1803 0.6375 % change on previous year -1.6%
1804 0.6372 % change on previous year -0.0%
1805 0.6239 % change on previous year -2.1%
1806 0.6143 % change on previous year -1.5%
1807 0.6187 % change on previous year +0.7%
1808 0.6065 % change on previous year -2.0%
1809 0.5989 % change on previous year -1.3%
1810 0.5934 % change on previous year -0.9%
1811 0.1504 % change on previous year -74.7%
1812 0.1492 % change on previous year -0.8%
1813 0.148 % change on previous year -0.8%
1814 0.1468 % change on previous year -0.8%
1815 0.1456 % change on previous year -0.8%
1816 0.1474 % change on previous year +1.2%
1817 0.1442 % change on previous year -2.1%
1818 0.144 % change on previous year -0.1%
1819 0.1293 % change on previous year -10.2%
1820 0.1359 % change on previous year +5.1%
1821 0.1271 % change on previous year -6.5%
1822 0.126 % change on previous year -0.9%
1823 0.1239 % change on previous year -1.7%
1824 0.1323 % change on previous year +6.8%
1825 0.1312 % change on previous year -0.9%
1826 0.1358 % change on previous year +3.5%
1827 0.128 % change on previous year -5.8%
1828 0.1278 % change on previous year -0.1%
1829 0.1324 % change on previous year +3.6%
1830 0.1399 % change on previous year +5.6%
1831 0.1131 % change on previous year -19.2%
1832 0.1727 % change on previous year +52.8%
1833 0.1412 % change on previous year -18.3%
1834 0.0719 % change on previous year -49.1%
1835 0.1778 % change on previous year +147.2%
1836 0.1218 % change on previous year -31.5%
1837 0.1339 % change on previous year +9.9%
1838 0.0527 % change on previous year -60.6%
1839 0.1204 % change on previous year +128.5%
1840 0.1062 % change on previous year -11.8%
1841 0.0854 % change on previous year -19.6%
1842 0.1135 % change on previous year +32.9%
1843 0.1209 % change on previous year +6.5%
1844 0.1703 % change on previous year +40.9%
1845 0.1896 % change on previous year +11.3%
1846 0.1529 % change on previous year -19.4%
1847 0.2076 % change on previous year +35.8%
1848 0.1533 % change on previous year -26.2%
1849 0.1289 % change on previous year -15.9%
1850 0.1334 % change on previous year +3.5%
1851 0.3118 % change on previous year +133.7%
1852 0.1254 % change on previous year -59.8%
1853 0.1934 % change on previous year +54.2%
1854 0.16 % change on previous year -17.3%
1855 0.2662 % change on previous year +66.4%
1856 0.0778 % change on previous year -70.8%
1857 0.0284 % change on previous year -63.6%
1858 0.0037 % change on previous year -87.1%
1859 0.1619 % change on previous year +4324.9%
1860 0.294 % change on previous year +81.6%
1861 0.5708 % change on previous year +94.2%
1862 0.43 % change on previous year -24.7%
1863 0.1027 % change on previous year -76.1%
1864 -0.0801 % change on previous year -178.0%
1865 0.0955 % change on previous year -219.2%
1866 0.3664 % change on previous year +283.6%
1867 0.4323 % change on previous year +18.0%
1868 0.4367 % change on previous year +1.0%
1869 0.5895 % change on previous year +35.0%
1870 0.3722 % change on previous year -36.9%
1871 -0.0343 % change on previous year -109.2%
1872 1.03 % change on previous year -3088.2%
1873 1.36 % change on previous year +32.1%
1874 -0.0964 % change on previous year -107.1%
1875 -0.8027 % change on previous year +732.9%
1876 -0.283 % change on previous year -64.7%
1877 1.39 % change on previous year -592.5%
1878 0.2009 % change on previous year -85.6%
1879 1.88 % change on previous year +834.4%
1880 1.91 % change on previous year +1.5%
1881 0.2707 % change on previous year -85.8%
1882 0.9269 % change on previous year +242.4%
1883 -1.4 % change on previous year -251.3%
1884 0.0711 % change on previous year -105.1%
1885 -0.7812 % change on previous year -1198.1%
1886 1.24 % change on previous year -259.3%
1887 0.0839 % change on previous year -93.3%
1888 1.14 % change on previous year +1258.7%
1889 0.0984 % change on previous year -91.4%
1890 3.11 % change on previous year +3060.5%
1891 1.61 % change on previous year -48.1%
1892 -0.5682 % change on previous year -135.2%
1893 -0.7383 % change on previous year +29.9%
1894 -1 % change on previous year +36.1%
1895 1.35 % change on previous year -234.3%
1896 0.7311 % change on previous year -45.8%
1897 -0.1857 % change on previous year -125.4%
1898 -0.2406 % change on previous year +29.5%
1899 1.37 % change on previous year -670.3%
1900 1.05 % change on previous year -23.8%
1901 -0.4008 % change on previous year -138.3%
1902 0.8185 % change on previous year -304.2%
1903 1.47 % change on previous year +79.3%
1904 -0.6932 % change on previous year -147.2%
1905 1.3 % change on previous year -287.2%
1906 -2.6 % change on previous year -300.7%
1907 4.66 % change on previous year -278.9%
1908 -3.59 % change on previous year -177.0%
1909 -0.4054 % change on previous year -88.7%
1910 1.67 % change on previous year -512.5%
1911 1.86 % change on previous year +11.2%
1912 2.34 % change on previous year +25.9%
1913 6.37 % change on previous year +172.3%
1914 0.543 % change on previous year -91.5%
1915 2.5 % change on previous year +359.9%
1916 5.15 % change on previous year +106.0%
1917 5.07 % change on previous year -1.4%
1918 3.33 % change on previous year -34.3%
1919 0.7644 % change on previous year -77.1%
1920 13.1 % change on previous year +1613.3%
1921 0.7406 % change on previous year -94.3%
1922 7.53 % change on previous year +916.6%
1923 13.92 % change on previous year +84.8%
1924 -2.38 % change on previous year -117.1%
1925 3.14 % change on previous year -232.3%
1926 2.03 % change on previous year -35.3%
1927 7.13 % change on previous year +250.4%
1928 0.8224 % change on previous year -88.5%
1929 6.32 % change on previous year +668.4%
1930 -8.35 % change on previous year -232.2%
1931 -4.42 % change on previous year -47.1%
1932 -5.03 % change on previous year +13.7%
1933 7.38 % change on previous year -246.8%
1934 1.53 % change on previous year -79.2%
1935 5.42 % change on previous year +253.2%
1936 8.09 % change on previous year +49.3%
1937 12.38 % change on previous year +53.0%
1938 -2.58 % change on previous year -120.9%
1939 6.65 % change on previous year -357.7%
1940 10.5 % change on previous year +57.9%
1941 7.46 % change on previous year -29.0%
1942 1.57 % change on previous year -79.0%
1943 7.46 % change on previous year +375.9%
1944 10.62 % change on previous year +42.3%
1945 3.7 % change on previous year -65.1%
1946 2.35 % change on previous year -36.5%
1947 6.57 % change on previous year +179.3%
1948 7.43 % change on previous year +13.1%
1949 -3.72 % change on previous year -150.1%
1950 7.57 % change on previous year -303.2%
1951 4.42 % change on previous year -41.6%
1952 1.43 % change on previous year -67.7%
1953 1.81 % change on previous year +26.7%
1954 -1.2 % change on previous year -166.3%
1955 2.25 % change on previous year -287.8%
1956 -0.4723 % change on previous year -121.0%
1957 -3.5 % change on previous year +640.5%
1958 -1.54 % change on previous year -56.0%
1959 0.7701 % change on previous year -150.1%
1960 2 % change on previous year +159.5%
1961 3.22 % change on previous year +61.0%
1962 5.16 % change on previous year +60.2%
1963 5.14 % change on previous year -0.4%
1964 4.73 % change on previous year -7.9%
1965 4.45 % change on previous year -5.8%
1966 2.53 % change on previous year -43.3%
1967 1.44 % change on previous year -42.9%
1968 1.84 % change on previous year +27.3%
1969 1.96 % change on previous year +6.5%
1970 5.88 % change on previous year +200.7%
1971 10.61 % change on previous year +80.4%
1972 3.36 % change on previous year -68.3%
1973 11.96 % change on previous year +256.2%
1974 2.62 % change on previous year -78.1%
1975 30.47 % change on previous year +1063.1%
1976 8.17 % change on previous year -73.2%
1977 5.87 % change on previous year -28.1%
1978 4.72 % change on previous year -19.6%
1979 -10.97 % change on previous year -332.4%
1980 30.6 % change on previous year -378.9%
1981 11.11 % change on previous year -63.7%
1982 3.75 % change on previous year -66.3%
1983 2.35 % change on previous year -37.4%
1984 11.78 % change on previous year +401.7%
1985 -4.6 % change on previous year -139.0%
1986 7 % change on previous year -252.3%
1987 3.32 % change on previous year -52.6%
1988 3.91 % change on previous year +17.7%
1989 6.18 % change on previous year +58.1%
1990 60.61 % change on previous year +881.1%
1991 1.12 % change on previous year -98.2%
1992 5.34 % change on previous year +377.2%
1993 2.32 % change on previous year -56.6%
1994 5.15 % change on previous year +122.3%
1995 0.674 % change on previous year -86.9%
1996 0.9214 % change on previous year +36.7%
1997 7.52 % change on previous year +716.7%
1998 5.65 % change on previous year -24.9%
1999 -0.7161 % change on previous year -112.7%
2000 -9.26 % change on previous year +1193.5%
2001 -0.9324 % change on previous year -89.9%
2002 -2.79 % change on previous year +199.5%
2003 -0.8169 % change on previous year -70.7%
2004 -1.93 % change on previous year +136.3%
2005 -0.9686 % change on previous year -49.8%
2006 -0.7008 % change on previous year -27.6%
2007 -0.638 % change on previous year -9.0%
2008 -4.33 % change on previous year +578.8%
2009 2.81 % change on previous year -164.9%
2010 -1.73 % change on previous year -161.5%
2011 -29.55 % change on previous year +1611.7%
2012 -6.49 % change on previous year -78.0%
2013 -4.44 % change on previous year -31.6%
2014 1.12 % change on previous year -125.1%
2015 1.42 % change on previous year +27.5%
2016 -2.88 % change on previous year -302.4%
2017 -2.26 % change on previous year -21.6%
2018 -0.196 % change on previous year -91.3%
2019 0.6368 % change on previous year -425.0%
2020 -15.75 % change on previous year -2572.7%
2021 1.43 % change on previous year -109.1%
2022 4.74 % change on previous year +230.4%

United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries

  • United States Virgin Islands's 4.74 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year. (78 countries reporting)
  • United States Virgin Islands's 4.74 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.37 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States 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.

YearChange FromTo
1859 +4324.9% 0.0037 % change on previous year 0.1619 % change on previous year
1872 +3088.2% -0.0343 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year
1890 +3060.5% 0.0984 % change on previous year 3.11 % change on previous year
2020 -2572.7% 0.6368 % change on previous year -15.75 % change on previous year
1920 +1613.3% 0.7644 % change on previous year 13.1 % change on previous year
2011 -1611.7% -1.73 % change on previous year -29.55 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.6933 % change on previous year 0.6682 % change on previous year 0.7193 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.6805 % change on previous year 0.6573 % change on previous year 0.7087 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.6686 % change on previous year 0.6452 % change on previous year 0.6967 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.6552 % change on previous year 0.6316 % change on previous year 0.6834 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.6402 % change on previous year 0.6162 % change on previous year 0.6684 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.6312 % change on previous year 0.5989 % change on previous year 0.6738 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.1898 % change on previous year 0.1293 % change on previous year 0.5934 % change on previous year 10
1820s 0.13 % change on previous year 0.1239 % change on previous year 0.1359 % change on previous year 10
1830s 0.1245 % change on previous year 0.0527 % change on previous year 0.1778 % change on previous year 10
1840s 0.1429 % change on previous year 0.0854 % change on previous year 0.2076 % change on previous year 10
1850s 0.1462 % change on previous year 0.0037 % change on previous year 0.3118 % change on previous year 10
1860s 0.3238 % change on previous year -0.0801 % change on previous year 0.5895 % change on previous year 10
1870s 0.5011 % change on previous year -0.8027 % change on previous year 1.88 % change on previous year 10
1880s 0.3558 % change on previous year -1.4 % change on previous year 1.91 % change on previous year 10
1890s 0.5439 % change on previous year -1 % change on previous year 3.11 % change on previous year 10
1900s 0.1598 % change on previous year -3.59 % change on previous year 4.66 % change on previous year 10
1910s 2.96 % change on previous year 0.543 % change on previous year 6.37 % change on previous year 10
1920s 5.24 % change on previous year -2.38 % change on previous year 13.92 % change on previous year 10
1930s 2.11 % change on previous year -8.35 % change on previous year 12.38 % change on previous year 10
1940s 5.39 % change on previous year -3.72 % change on previous year 10.62 % change on previous year 10
1950s 1.15 % change on previous year -3.5 % change on previous year 7.57 % change on previous year 10
1960s 3.25 % change on previous year 1.44 % change on previous year 5.16 % change on previous year 10
1970s 7.27 % change on previous year -10.97 % change on previous year 30.47 % change on previous year 10
1980s 7.54 % change on previous year -4.6 % change on previous year 30.6 % change on previous year 10
1990s 8.86 % change on previous year -0.7161 % change on previous year 60.61 % change on previous year 10
2000s -1.96 % change on previous year -9.26 % change on previous year 2.81 % change on previous year 10
2010s -4.44 % change on previous year -29.55 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year 10
2020s -3.19 % change on previous year -15.75 % change on previous year 4.74 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

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  3. 10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4.82 % change on previous year compare
  4. 12 Bahamas 4.08 % change on previous year compare
  5. 13 Mexico 3.99 % change on previous year compare
  6. 14 American Samoa 3.86 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands was 4.74 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 60.61 % change on previous year in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was -29.55 % change on previous year in 2011.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
United States Virgin Islands ranks 11th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 172.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.