How does British Virgin Islands rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?

British Virgin Islands ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?

The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in British Virgin Islands

Name: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in British Virgin Islands
Creator: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

British Virgin Islands: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

0.0%

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

201st

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0%

in 2024

All-time low

0.0%

in 1970

Years of data

174

1851–2024

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in British Virgin Islands, 1851–2024

Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in British Virgin Islands stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.

That places British Virgin Islands 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9
1860s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1870s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1880s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1890s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1900s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1910s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1920s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1930s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1940s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1950s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1960s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	5

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

198 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0% compare
199 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
202 Nauru 0.0% compare
203 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
204 Kiribati 0.0% compare

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More reference data data for British Virgin Islands

Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 3.73 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 82.3% (2024)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.7% (2024)
Foreign aid received by income group 3.73 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Foreign aid received 3.73 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 1.95 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Number of child deaths per woman 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in British Virgin Islands?: Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in British Virgin Islands was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?: British Virgin Islands ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?: The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Unit: %
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.