How have things changed?, per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0286 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in British Virgin Islands is 0.0286 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.1252 metric tons per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 metric tons per person, in 2000.
That places British Virgin Islands 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0484 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0475 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0347 metric tons per person | -27.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0333 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0315 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0302 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0297 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0293 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0289 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0292 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.03 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0308 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0315 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0322 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0328 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0331 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0327 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0329 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0367 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0392 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0396 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0398 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0396 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0405 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0397 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0392 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0273 metric tons per person | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.027 metric tons per person | +33.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0298 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0277 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | -79.8% |
| 1998 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -63.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0402 metric tons per person | +1794.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0496 metric tons per person | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1252 metric tons per person | +152.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0552 metric tons per person | -55.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0547 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0534 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0493 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0457 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0434 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0418 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0394 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0379 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0366 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0348 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0352 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0344 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0328 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0302 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.03 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0297 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0289 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0286 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0286 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 2.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.0286 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in British 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1794.6% | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.0402 metric tons per person |
| 2003 | +152.6% | 0.0496 metric tons per person | 0.1252 metric tons per person |
| 1997 | -79.8% | 0.0277 metric tons per person | 0.0056 metric tons per person |
| 2000 | -63.6% | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person |
| 2004 | -55.9% | 0.1252 metric tons per person | 0.0552 metric tons per person |
| 1994 | +33.7% | 0.0202 metric tons per person | 0.027 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0391 metric tons per person | 0.0315 metric tons per person | 0.0484 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0305 metric tons per person | 0.0289 metric tons per person | 0.0328 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0367 metric tons per person | 0.0327 metric tons per person | 0.0405 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0228 metric tons per person | 0.0056 metric tons per person | 0.0397 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.052 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.1252 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 metric tons per person | 0.0328 metric tons per person | 0.0434 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 metric tons per person | 0.0286 metric tons per person | 0.0302 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More reference data data for British Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Foreign aid received, annual growth rate 119.92 % change on previous year (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -12.51 % change on previous year (1999)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 0 Cases (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- How have things changed?, per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.0286 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1252 metric tons per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 metric tons per person in 2000.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.