Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0273 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.0273 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0273 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 kt per square kilometre, in 1969.
British Virgin Islands ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0124 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0219 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | 0.0219 kt per square kilometre | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands was 0.0273 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0273 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 kt per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.