Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
175th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
British Virgin Islands ranks 175th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 30% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 41% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 172 Burundi 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Bahamas 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Maldives 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 176 Rwanda 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 178 Gambia 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5739 units per person (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled 6.26 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – 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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.