emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
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, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands peaked at 15.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4922 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places British Virgin Islands 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6913 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6367 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5668 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5546 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5224 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5489 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4922 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5864 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6496 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6542 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7036 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7377 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7376 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8308 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8481 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9295 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9169 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1982 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 2.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 4.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 4.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 4.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 5.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 5.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 6.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 7.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 10.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 10.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 10.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 11.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 11.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 13.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 14.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 14.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 14.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 15.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 12.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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% | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.25 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5832 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4922 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6913 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7962 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6542 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9295 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.54 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 39 Thailand 13.49 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 42 Togo 12.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 43 Philippines 11.75 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 44 Grenada 11.25 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands was 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4922 tonnes per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.