Per capita methane emissions in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Per capita methane emissions was 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
189th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1891
All-time low
0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
82
1871–2024
Per capita methane emissions in British Virgin Islands, 1871–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 82 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, per capita methane emissions in British Virgin Islands peaked at 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1891 and was at its lowest, 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
British Virgin Islands ranks 189th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1881 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.5% |
| 1891 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.3% |
| 1901 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1911 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 1921 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1946 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.8% |
| 1950 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.6% |
| 1951 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.9743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 29% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.2963 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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | +30.5% | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 186 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 187 Malta 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 188 Cape Verde 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Yemen 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Jamaica 0.2674 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, 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 per capita methane emissions in British Virgin Islands?
- Per capita methane emissions in British Virgin Islands was 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1891.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for per capita methane emissions?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions 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 volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.