Long run air pollution in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Long run air pollution was 1,383 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,383
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
201st
of 220 countries
All-time high
3,467
in 1999
All-time low
0.1983
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in United States Virgin Islands, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in United States Virgin Islands is 1,383, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 3,467 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1983, in 1750.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.1983 | — |
| 1751 | 0.1998 | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 0.2014 | +0.8% |
| 1753 | 0.2029 | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 0.2045 | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 0.206 | +0.8% |
| 1756 | 0.2076 | +0.8% |
| 1757 | 0.2091 | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 0.2107 | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 0.2122 | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 0.2138 | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 0.2154 | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 0.2171 | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 0.2188 | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 0.2204 | +0.8% |
| 1765 | 0.2221 | +0.8% |
| 1766 | 0.2237 | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 0.2254 | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 0.2271 | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 0.2287 | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 0.2304 | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 0.2322 | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 0.234 | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 0.2357 | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 0.2375 | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 0.2393 | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 0.2411 | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 0.2429 | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 0.2446 | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 0.2464 | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 0.2482 | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 0.2501 | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 0.252 | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 0.2539 | +0.8% |
| 1784 | 0.2559 | +0.8% |
| 1785 | 0.2578 | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 0.2597 | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 0.2616 | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 0.2635 | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 0.2654 | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 0.2673 | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 0.2693 | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 0.2714 | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 0.2734 | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 0.2755 | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 0.2775 | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 0.2796 | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 0.2816 | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 0.2836 | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 0.2857 | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 0.2904 | +1.7% |
| 1801 | 0.2933 | +1.0% |
| 1802 | 0.2964 | +1.0% |
| 1803 | 0.2993 | +1.0% |
| 1804 | 0.3024 | +1.1% |
| 1805 | 0.3054 | +1.0% |
| 1806 | 0.3081 | +0.9% |
| 1807 | 0.3114 | +1.1% |
| 1808 | 0.3144 | +1.0% |
| 1809 | 0.3173 | +0.9% |
| 1810 | 0.3203 | +0.9% |
| 1811 | 0.3221 | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 0.3239 | +0.6% |
| 1813 | 0.3256 | +0.6% |
| 1814 | 0.3274 | +0.6% |
| 1815 | 0.3292 | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 0.3312 | +0.6% |
| 1817 | 0.3331 | +0.6% |
| 1818 | 0.335 | +0.6% |
| 1819 | 0.3364 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 0.3381 | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 0.3398 | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 0.3415 | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 0.3433 | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 0.3455 | +0.6% |
| 1825 | 0.3477 | +0.6% |
| 1826 | 0.3502 | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 0.3524 | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 0.3547 | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 0.3573 | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 0.3603 | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 0.3625 | +0.6% |
| 1832 | 0.3677 | +1.4% |
| 1833 | 0.3715 | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 0.372 | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 0.3777 | +1.5% |
| 1836 | 0.3808 | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 0.3845 | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 0.3845 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.3878 | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 0.3905 | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 0.3929 | +0.6% |
| 1842 | 0.3967 | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 0.4009 | +1.1% |
| 1844 | 0.4076 | +1.7% |
| 1845 | 0.4152 | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 0.4213 | +1.5% |
| 1847 | 0.43 | +2.1% |
| 1848 | 0.4363 | +1.5% |
| 1849 | 0.4414 | +1.2% |
| 1850 | 0.4469 | +1.2% |
| 1851 | 0.4618 | +3.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4678 | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 0.4772 | +2.0% |
| 1854 | 0.4851 | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 0.4982 | +2.7% |
| 1856 | 0.5024 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.5042 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.5049 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.5135 | +1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.568 | +10.6% |
| 1861 | 0.7241 | +27.5% |
| 1862 | 0.8176 | +12.9% |
| 1863 | 0.7871 | -3.7% |
| 1864 | 0.7459 | -5.2% |
| 1865 | 0.7787 | +4.4% |
| 1866 | 0.8748 | +12.3% |
| 1867 | 0.8773 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.9194 | +4.8% |
| 1869 | 0.987 | +7.4% |
| 1870 | 1.06 | +7.1% |
| 1871 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1872 | 1.16 | +10.4% |
| 1873 | 1.44 | +24.4% |
| 1874 | 1.49 | +3.9% |
| 1875 | 1.31 | -12.1% |
| 1876 | 1.3 | -1.0% |
| 1877 | 1.6 | +22.9% |
| 1878 | 1.72 | +7.4% |
| 1879 | 2.04 | +18.8% |
| 1880 | 2.45 | +20.1% |
| 1881 | 2.51 | +2.4% |
| 1882 | 2.66 | +6.3% |
| 1883 | 2.21 | -17.1% |
| 1884 | 2.21 | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 2.04 | -7.6% |
| 1886 | 2.39 | +17.1% |
| 1887 | 2.39 | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 2.41 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 2.72 | +13.1% |
| 1890 | 3.32 | +22.0% |
| 1891 | 3.75 | +12.8% |
| 1892 | 3.52 | -6.0% |
| 1893 | 3.36 | -4.5% |
| 1894 | 3.31 | -1.5% |
| 1895 | 3.52 | +6.2% |
| 1896 | 3.85 | +9.5% |
| 1897 | 3.79 | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 3.57 | -5.9% |
| 1899 | 3.69 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 3.95 | +7.1% |
| 1901 | 4.31 | +9.2% |
| 1902 | 5.2 | +20.5% |
| 1903 | 5.87 | +12.9% |
| 1904 | 6.55 | +11.7% |
| 1905 | 7.36 | +12.3% |
| 1906 | 7.06 | -4.1% |
| 1907 | 8.79 | +24.5% |
| 1908 | 9.06 | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 9.3 | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 10.34 | +11.2% |
| 1911 | 11.06 | +7.0% |
| 1912 | 11.61 | +5.0% |
| 1913 | 13.76 | +18.5% |
| 1914 | 14.75 | +7.1% |
| 1915 | 15.82 | +7.3% |
| 1916 | 17.69 | +11.8% |
| 1917 | 19.7 | +11.4% |
| 1918 | 21.4 | +8.6% |
| 1919 | 23.62 | +10.4% |
| 1920 | 29.83 | +26.3% |
| 1921 | 31.95 | +7.1% |
| 1922 | 36.74 | +15.0% |
| 1923 | 43.99 | +19.7% |
| 1924 | 43.68 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 46.61 | +6.7% |
| 1926 | 48.34 | +3.7% |
| 1927 | 55.43 | +14.7% |
| 1928 | 57.51 | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 63.91 | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 58.26 | -8.8% |
| 1931 | 56.54 | -2.9% |
| 1932 | 54.32 | -3.9% |
| 1933 | 61.27 | +12.8% |
| 1934 | 63.54 | +3.7% |
| 1935 | 70 | +10.2% |
| 1936 | 78.9 | +12.7% |
| 1937 | 91.72 | +16.3% |
| 1938 | 89.3 | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 96.57 | +8.1% |
| 1940 | 108.04 | +11.9% |
| 1941 | 116.75 | +8.1% |
| 1942 | 116.36 | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 127.89 | +9.9% |
| 1944 | 147.01 | +14.9% |
| 1945 | 155.32 | +5.6% |
| 1946 | 160.02 | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 173.66 | +8.5% |
| 1948 | 192.59 | +10.9% |
| 1949 | 183.56 | -4.7% |
| 1950 | 203.26 | +10.7% |
| 1951 | 217.59 | +7.0% |
| 1952 | 223.28 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 229.9 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 227.67 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 236.81 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 235.33 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 223.25 | -5.1% |
| 1958 | 219.02 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 220.52 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 224.73 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 236.54 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 255.04 | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 273.61 | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 292.85 | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 315.44 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 325.79 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 334.4 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 351.02 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 370.41 | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 424.8 | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 764.39 | +79.9% |
| 1972 | 811.42 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 932.33 | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 907.33 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 970.7 | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 1,127 | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 1,210 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 1,361 | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 1,330 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,473 | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 1,475 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,343 | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 1,289 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 1,205 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 1,252 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1,235 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1,228 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,234 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,218 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2,747 | +125.5% |
| 1991 | 2,840 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,972 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 3,074 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 3,216 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 3,321 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3,276 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,325 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 3,399 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3,467 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3,183 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 3,078 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,025 | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 2,147 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2,148 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,170 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,155 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,124 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,081 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2,042 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,946 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,345 | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 1,629 | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 1,586 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,567 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,553 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,558 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,326 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 1,331 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,366 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,218 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 1,307 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1,383 | +5.8% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 1,383 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 1,383 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +125.5% | 1,218 | 2,747 |
| 1971 | +79.9% | 424.8 | 764.39 |
| 2002 | -34.2% | 3,078 | 2,025 |
| 2011 | -30.9% | 1,946 | 1,345 |
| 1861 | +27.5% | 0.568 | 0.7241 |
| 1920 | +26.3% | 23.62 | 29.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.2052 | 0.1983 | 0.2122 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.2212 | 0.2138 | 0.2287 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.2384 | 0.2304 | 0.2464 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.2568 | 0.2482 | 0.2654 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.2765 | 0.2673 | 0.2857 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.3038 | 0.2904 | 0.3173 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.3284 | 0.3203 | 0.3364 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.347 | 0.3381 | 0.3573 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3749 | 0.3603 | 0.3878 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.4133 | 0.3905 | 0.4414 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4862 | 0.4469 | 0.5135 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.808 | 0.568 | 0.987 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.42 | 1.05 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.4 | 2.04 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.57 | 3.31 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.74 | 3.95 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.98 | 10.34 | 23.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | 45.8 | 29.83 | 63.91 | 10 |
| 1930s | 72.04 | 54.32 | 96.57 | 10 |
| 1940s | 148.12 | 108.04 | 192.59 | 10 |
| 1950s | 223.66 | 203.26 | 236.81 | 10 |
| 1960s | 297.98 | 224.73 | 370.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 983.83 | 424.8 | 1,361 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,295 | 1,205 | 1,475 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,164 | 2,747 | 3,467 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,315 | 2,025 | 3,183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,521 | 1,326 | 1,946 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,303 | 1,218 | 1,383 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 198 Solomon Islands 1,764 compare
- 199 Samoa 1,763 compare
- 200 Vanuatu 1,502 compare
- 202 Tonga 1,092 compare
- 203 Micronesia (country) 795.19 compare
- 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 774.39 compare
More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0212 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.2101 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in United States Virgin Islands?
- Long run air pollution in United States Virgin Islands was 1,383 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,467 in 1999.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1983 in 1750.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for long run air pollution?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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