Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases was 0.0722 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in British Virgin Islands is 0.0722 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0722 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 kt per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places British Virgin Islands 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | -46.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0308 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0388 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0436 kt per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0492 kt per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0549 kt per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0603 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.066 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0722 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0722 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0722 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0722 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0084 kt per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0722 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0083 kt per square kilometre, 8.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -46.5% | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 0.0603 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0706 kt per square kilometre | 0.066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0722 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.1077 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 Cayman Islands 0.0986 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 San Marino 0.0748 kt per square kilometre compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 0.0716 kt per square kilometre compare
- 23 Maldives 0.0673 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Italy 0.0515 kt 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 food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in British Virgin Islands?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in British Virgin Islands was 0.0722 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0722 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 kt per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) 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.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) 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.