Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places United States Virgin Islands 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 United States Virgin Islands
- 193 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 195 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 197 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 198 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0% compare
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United States 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in United States 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 United States 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.