Cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Cumulative CO2 emissions — British Virgin Islands

Cumulative CO2 emissions in the British Virgin Islands in 2024 — 6.26 Mt. Ranked 18 in the world out of 214. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 156,425%.

2024 6.26 Mt +3.16% vs 2023
World rank 18of 214
Period maximum 6.26 Mt2024
Period minimum 0 Mt1962

Trend over time

1962–2024 · million tonnes

Cumulative CO2 emissions — British Virgin Islands, 1962–20240246819621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 0 Mt1964: 0.02 Mt1966: 0.03 Mt1968: 0.05 Mt1970: 0.09 Mt1972: 0.13 Mt1974: 0.18 Mt1976: 0.23 Mt1978: 0.29 Mt1980: 0.35 Mt1982: 0.43 Mt1984: 0.51 Mt1986: 0.62 Mt1988: 0.74 Mt1990: 0.88 Mt1992: 1.03 Mt1994: 1.2 Mt1996: 1.39 Mt1998: 1.59 Mt2000: 1.83 Mt2002: 2.09 Mt2004: 2.39 Mt2006: 2.74 Mt2008: 3.11 Mt2010: 3.52 Mt2012: 3.94 Mt2014: 4.36 Mt2016: 4.81 Mt2018: 5.15 Mt2020: 5.51 Mt2022: 5.88 Mt2024: 6.26 Mt
Change over the period: +6.26 (+156,425%) Average annual rate: 12.6 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands 6.26 Mt
World computed 1,803,056.96 Mt
Latin America & Caribbean computed 77,449.05 Mt
Caribbean computed 5,986.96 Mt
High-income countries computed 1,147,396.67 Mt
Cumulative CO2 emissions — British Virgin Islands, by year British Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 6.26 +0.19 +3.16%
2023 6.07 +0.19 +3.16%
2022 5.88 +0.19 +3.25%
2021 5.7 +0.18 +3.34%
2020 5.51 +0.18 +3.36%
2019 5.34 +0.18 +3.55%
2018 5.15 +0.16 +3.16%
2017 4.99 +0.18 +3.74%
2016 4.81 +0.23 +4.95%
2015 4.59 +0.22 +5.11%
2014 4.36 +0.22 +5.21%
2013 4.15 +0.21 +5.41%
2012 3.94 +0.21 +5.61%
2011 3.73 +0.21 +5.94%
2010 3.52 +0.21 +6.41%
2009 3.31 +0.19 +6.24%
2008 3.11 +0.19 +6.54%
2007 2.92 +0.18 +6.69%
2006 2.74 +0.18 +7.04%
2005 2.56 +0.16 +6.85%
2004 2.39 +0.15 +6.88%
2003 2.24 +0.15 +7.03%
2002 2.09 +0.14 +7.12%
2001 1.95 +0.13 +7.01%
2000 1.83 +0.12 +6.91%
1999 1.71 +0.11 +7.09%
1998 1.59 +0.1 +6.91%
1997 1.49 +0.1 +7.34%
1996 1.39 +0.1 +7.67%
1995 1.29 +0.09 +7.32%
1994 1.2 +0.09 +7.9%
1993 1.11 +0.08 +8.16%
1992 1.03 +0.08 +8.54%
1991 0.95 +0.07 +8.33%
1990 0.88 +0.07 +8.15%
1989 0.81 +0.07 +8.87%
1988 0.74 +0.07 +9.73%
1987 0.68 +0.06 +10.06%
1986 0.62 +0.05 +9.8%
1985 0.56 +0.05 +9.36%
1984 0.51 +0.04 +8.46%
1983 0.47 +0.04 +9.49%
1982 0.43 +0.04 +9.09%
1981 0.4 +0.04 +12.5%
1980 0.35 +0.03 +9.32%
1979 0.32 +0.03 +9.9%
1978 0.29 +0.03 +10.98%
1977 0.26 +0.03 +12.82%
1976 0.23 +0.03 +11.96%
1975 0.21 +0.03 +14.21%
1974 0.18 +0.03 +15.82%
1973 0.16 +0.03 +19.7%
1972 0.13 +0.02 +20%
1971 0.11 +0.02 +25%
1970 0.09 +0.02 +25.71%
1969 0.07 +0.02 +37.25%
1968 0.05 +0.01 +37.84%
1967 0.04 +0 +12.12%
1966 0.03 +0.01 +50%
1965 0.02 +0.01 +46.67%
1964 0.02 +0.01 +114.29%
1963 0.01 +0 +75%
1962 0

About the indicator

Total CO2 emissions of a country from 1750 through the year shown. It is cumulative emissions rather than current ones that determine the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the warming already reached, which makes this indicator the basis of the argument about the historical responsibility of countries that industrialized earlier.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.