Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places British Virgin Islands 207th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 204 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 205 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 208 American Samoa 0.0% compare
- 209 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 210 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% 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 57.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 6.26 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.87 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in British Virgin Islands was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 207th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.