Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in United States Virgin Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in United States Virgin Islands is 0.02 terawatt-hours, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 173rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Cayman Islands 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Niger 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Bahamas 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Chad 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Dominica 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Vanuatu 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 103,792 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 99,006 (2025)
- Urban population 95.4% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0019 (2024)
- Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP 46,479 international-$ in 2021 prices (2022)
- Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP 4.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices (2022)
- Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region 965.77 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in United States Virgin Islands?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in United States Virgin Islands was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.