British Virgin Islands CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
91,810
tons
Year-over-Year
+3.51%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
2.7
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in the British Virgin Islands were 91,810 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 3.51% over the previous year, representing an increase by 3,116 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 88,694 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in the British Virgin Islands are equivalent to 2.7 tons per person, an increase by 0.09 over the figure of 2.61 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 3.5% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the British Virgin Islands
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91,810 | 3.51% | 2.7 | 0.00023% |
| 2023 | 88,694 | 0.32% | 2.61 | 0.00023% |
| 2022 | 88,416 | 4.65% | 2.68 | 0.00023% |
| 2021 | 84,485 | −0.08% | 2.56 | 0.00022% |
| 2020 | 84,556 | −3.22% | 2.59 | 0.00023% |
| 2019 | 87,369 | 31.45% | 2.71 | 0.00023% |
| 2018 | 66,468 | −0.93% | 2.1 | 0.00018% |
| 2017 | 67,093 | −13.12% | 2.15 | 0.00018% |
| 2016 | 77,228 | 7.69% | 2.52 | 0.00021% |
| 2015 | 71,710 | 2.38% | 2.38 | 0.00020% |
| 2014 | 70,042 | 7.08% | 2.37 | 0.00019% |
| 2013 | 65,413 | 14.57% | 2.25 | 0.00018% |
| 2012 | 57,092 | 3.45% | 2 | 0.00016% |
| 2011 | 55,186 | −21.71% | 1.98 | 0.00016% |
| 2010 | 70,492 | 11.18% | 2.59 | 0.00021% |
| 2009 | 63,406 | 15.46% | 2.4 | 0.00020% |
| 2008 | 54,915 | 12.92% | 2.14 | 0.00017% |
| 2007 | 48,632 | 8.57% | 1.97 | 0.00015% |
| 2006 | 44,794 | 20.13% | 1.87 | 0.00014% |
| 2005 | 37,289 | 5.03% | 1.61 | 0.00012% |
| 2004 | 35,504 | 3.16% | 1.58 | 0.00012% |
| 2003 | 34,415 | 11.2% | 1.56 | 0.00012% |
| 2002 | 30,947 | 11.85% | 1.44 | 0.00012% |
| 2001 | 27,669 | −0.33% | 1.31 | 0.00011% |
| 2000 | 27,761 | 10.73% | 1.34 | 0.00011% |
| 1999 | 25,071 | 1.32% | 1.24 | 0.00010% |
| 1998 | 24,744 | 2.75% | 1.25 | 0.000100% |
| 1997 | 24,081 | 2.68% | 1.25 | 0.000098% |
| 1996 | 23,453 | 29.85% | 1.25 | 0.000097% |
| 1995 | 18,062 | −1.71% | 0.98 | 0.000076% |
| 1994 | 18,375 | 1.89% | 1.02 | 0.000080% |
| 1993 | 18,034 | −2.52% | 1.02 | 0.000079% |
| 1992 | 18,499 | 0.71% | 1.07 | 0.000081% |
| 1991 | 18,370 | 0.44% | 1.08 | 0.000081% |
| 1990 | 18,289 | −2.33% | 1.11 | 0.000081% |
| 1989 | 18,725 | 2.53% | 1.18 | 0.000084% |
| 1988 | 18,262 | 7.96% | 1.2 | 0.000083% |
| 1987 | 16,916 | 178.4% | 1.16 | 0.000080% |
| 1986 | 6,076 | −36.49% | 0.44 | 0.000030% |
| 1985 | 9,568 | 0.39% | 0.72 | 0.000047% |
| 1984 | 9,530 | −25.59% | 0.75 | 0.000048% |
| 1983 | 12,808 | −1.97% | 1.05 | 0.000066% |
| 1982 | 13,066 | −6.49% | 1.12 | 0.000068% |
| 1981 | 13,973 | 46.72% | 1.23 | 0.000072% |
| 1980 | 9,523 | −1.12% | 0.87 | 0.000048% |
| 1979 | 9,631 | −1.09% | 0.89 | 0.000048% |
| 1978 | 9,737 | 0.02% | 0.91 | 0.000050% |
| 1977 | 9,735 | 10.37% | 0.92 | 0.000052% |
| 1976 | 8,820 | −9.3% | 0.84 | 0.000048% |
| 1975 | 9,725 | 20.99% | 0.93 | 0.000056% |
| 1974 | 8,038 | −10.85% | 0.77 | 0.000046% |
| 1973 | 9,016 | 0.89% | 0.88 | 0.000052% |
| 1972 | 8,936 | 21.72% | 0.88 | 0.000054% |
| 1971 | 7,342 | −0.06% | 0.74 | 0.000047% |
| 1970 | 7,347 | – | 0.75 | 0.000047% |
See also
- British Virgin Islands GHG Emissions
- Global CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions
- Population of the British Virgin Islands
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).