emissions of air pollutants, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0309 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.0309 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0684 tonnes per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 tonnes per person, in 1974.
That places United States Virgin Islands 134th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0314 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.054 tonnes per person | +56.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0566 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0574 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.06 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0601 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0605 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0684 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0616 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0611 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0572 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0569 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0349 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0309 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 80% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0309 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +56.1% | 0.0346 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | -29.5% | 0.0546 tonnes per person | 0.0385 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.0229 tonnes per person | 0.0346 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0604 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person | 0.0684 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0579 tonnes per person | 0.0541 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.037 tonnes per person | 0.0338 tonnes per person | 0.0546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2809 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6263 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3356 °C (2026)
- Precipitation anomalies -85.6 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5083 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -123.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.5605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9539 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0309 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0684 tonnes per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 134th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.