Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0043 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2), per capita in British Virgin Islands is 0.0043 kt per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0077 kt per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.
British Virgin Islands ranks 61st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 kt per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 kt per person | +98.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 kt per person | +47.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 kt per person | -67.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 kt per person | +284.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 kt per person | +17.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 kt per person | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 kt per person | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 kt per person | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 kt per person | +45.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 kt per person | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 kt per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 kt per person | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 0.004 kt per person | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 kt per person | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 kt per person | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 kt per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.005 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 kt per person | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 kt per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.006 kt per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 kt per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.007 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 kt per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.007 kt per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 kt per person | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 kt per person | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 kt per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 kt per person | -1.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0043 kt per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0054 kt per person, 78% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0043 kt per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0025 kt per person, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +284.8% | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person |
| 1964 | +98.4% | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person |
| 1967 | -67.5% | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person |
| 1966 | +47.3% | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person |
| 1981 | +45.6% | 0.0026 kt per person | 0.0038 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0019 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 kt per person | 0.0018 kt per person | 0.0027 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 kt per person | 0.0026 kt per person | 0.0045 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 kt per person | 0.0042 kt per person | 0.0058 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 kt per person | 0.0058 kt per person | 0.0074 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 kt per person | 0.0045 kt per person | 0.0077 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 kt per person | 0.0043 kt per person | 0.0043 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 58 United Kingdom 0.0044 kt per person compare
- 59 Lithuania 0.0044 kt per person compare
- 60 Hungary 0.0043 kt per person compare
- 62 San Marino 0.0043 kt per person compare
- 63 North Macedonia 0.0042 kt per person compare
- 64 Barbados 0.0042 kt per person 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 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)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (co2), per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.0043 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 kt per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.