Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 4.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in United States Virgin Islands, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 4.1 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 4.1 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.42 kt, in 2002.
That places United States Virgin Islands 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.42 kt | — |
| 2003 | 2.29 kt | +61.0% |
| 2004 | 2.87 kt | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 3.28 kt | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.55 kt | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 3.73 kt | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.85 kt | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.93 kt | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.98 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.01 kt | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.03 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.04 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.05 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.05 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.06 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.06 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.06 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.07 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.07 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.08 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.09 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.1 kt | +0.2% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 4.1 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 38% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 4.1 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 13% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +61.0% | 1.42 kt | 2.29 kt |
| 2004 | +25.7% | 2.29 kt | 2.87 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.11 kt | 1.42 kt | 3.93 kt | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.04 kt | 3.98 kt | 4.07 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 kt | 4.07 kt | 4.1 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Share co2 vs population 0.0006 (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.5605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population 95.4% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9539 units per person (2025)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -123.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in United States Virgin Islands?
- Solid food waste — emissions in United States Virgin Islands was 4.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 kt in 2002.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.