Methane emissions, per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
184th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
British Virgin Islands ranks 184th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 29% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 181 Rwanda 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 182 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 183 Cape Verde 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 186 Malta 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 187 Yemen 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share co2 vs population 0.0003 (2100)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Urban population 57.4% (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -46.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5739 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6612 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions, per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Methane emissions, per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.