What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 2,428 tonnes in 2010.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9231 tonnes in 1750.

How does British Virgin Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?

British Virgin Islands ranks 196th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

British Virgin Islands: Emissions of air pollutants was 2,095 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

2,095 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

196th

of 220 countries

All-time high

2,428 tonnes

in 2010

All-time low

0.9231 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

British Virgin Islands recorded 2,095 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands peaked at 2,428 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9231 tonnes, in 1750.

That places British Virgin Islands 196th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.9569 tonnes	0.9231 tonnes	0.9907 tonnes	10
1760s	1.03 tonnes	0.9982 tonnes	1.07 tonnes	10
1770s	1.12 tonnes	1.08 tonnes	1.16 tonnes	10
1780s	1.21 tonnes	1.17 tonnes	1.25 tonnes	10
1790s	1.31 tonnes	1.26 tonnes	1.35 tonnes	10
1800s	1.43 tonnes	1.36 tonnes	1.5 tonnes	10
1810s	1.55 tonnes	1.51 tonnes	1.59 tonnes	10
1820s	1.64 tonnes	1.6 tonnes	1.68 tonnes	10
1830s	1.74 tonnes	1.69 tonnes	1.78 tonnes	10
1840s	1.84 tonnes	1.79 tonnes	1.88 tonnes	10
1850s	1.93 tonnes	1.89 tonnes	2 tonnes	10
1860s	2.12 tonnes	2.02 tonnes	2.21 tonnes	10
1870s	2.31 tonnes	2.22 tonnes	2.39 tonnes	10
1880s	2.5 tonnes	2.41 tonnes	2.59 tonnes	10
1890s	2.74 tonnes	2.62 tonnes	2.86 tonnes	10
1900s	4 tonnes	2.86 tonnes	5.16 tonnes	10
1910s	6.41 tonnes	5.42 tonnes	7.31 tonnes	10
1920s	8.47 tonnes	7.49 tonnes	9.52 tonnes	10
1930s	10.65 tonnes	9.75 tonnes	11.58 tonnes	10
1940s	12.59 tonnes	11.8 tonnes	13.62 tonnes	10
1950s	13.45 tonnes	12.03 tonnes	14.18 tonnes	10
1960s	25.1 tonnes	11.08 tonnes	46.89 tonnes	10
1970s	62.4 tonnes	46.76 tonnes	77.19 tonnes	10
1980s	141.54 tonnes	80.07 tonnes	200.99 tonnes	10
1990s	702.39 tonnes	597.28 tonnes	837.71 tonnes	10
2000s	1,644 tonnes	1,252 tonnes	2,207 tonnes	10
2010s	2,280 tonnes	2,214 tonnes	2,428 tonnes	10
2020s	2,070 tonnes	2,028 tonnes	2,095 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

193 Comoros 2,935 tonnes compare
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,822 tonnes compare
195 Sao Tome and Principe 2,506 tonnes compare
197 Dominica 1,910 tonnes compare
198 Solomon Islands 1,764 tonnes compare
199 Samoa 1,763 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for British Virgin Islands

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1083 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0069 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0119 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for British Virgin Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands?: Emissions of air pollutants in British Virgin Islands was 2,095 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 2,428 tonnes in 2010.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9231 tonnes in 1750.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?: British Virgin Islands ranks 196th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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