Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 2.37 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in British Virgin Islands is 2.37 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in British Virgin Islands peaked at 2.43 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.5 %, in 2010.
British Virgin Islands ranks 173rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.43 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.37 % | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 2.23 % | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.24 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.38 % | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2.39 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.19 % | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 2.2 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.01 % | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 2.05 % | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.02 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.82 % | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.78 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7 % | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.62 % | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.63 % | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5 % | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.54 % | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.52 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6 % | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.62 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 % | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.61 % | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.09 % | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 2.33 % | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.31 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.39 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.37 % | +0.0% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 2.37 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.1 %, 58% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 2.37 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.03 %, 34% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in British 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +29.8% | 1.61 % | 2.09 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 % | 2.01 % | 2.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 % | 1.59 % | 2.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 % | 1.5 % | 2.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 % | 2.37 % | 2.39 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 171 Canada 2.41 % compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 2.38 % compare
- 173 Australia and New Zealand 2.37 % compare
- 175 Bhutan 2.35 % compare
- 176 Myanmar 2.33 % compare
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 share (co2eq) in British Virgin Islands?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in British Virgin Islands was 2.37 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 % in 2010.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 173rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.