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

Latest (2015)
0.0%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
196th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2015

000001990200220151990: 0 %1991: 0 %1992: 0 %1993: 0 %1994: 0 %1995: 0 %1996: 0 %1997: 0 %1998: 0 %1999: 0 %2000: 0 %2001: 0 %2002: 0 %2003: 0 %2004: 0 %2005: 0 %2006: 0 %2007: 0 %2008: 0 %2009: 0 %2010: 0 %2011: 0 %2012: 0 %2013: 0 %2014: 0 %2015: 0 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 193 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
  2. 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
  3. 195 Bermuda 0.0% compare
  4. 197 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
  5. 198 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0% compare
  6. 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare

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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

Indicator
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Unit
%
Source
Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 5,642 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

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.