How have things changed?, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0048 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0048 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
139th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0205 metric tons per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.0028 metric tons per person
in 2018
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in United States 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 United States Virgin Islands is 0.0048 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0205 metric tons per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 metric tons per person, in 2018.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.013 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | +43.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +51.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | +27.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0154 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.016 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0205 metric tons per person | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | -33.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -46.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0048 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 35% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0048 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0115 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.013 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 0.0052 metric tons per person | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 0.0061 metric tons per person | 0.0093 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0143 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 metric tons per person | 0.0122 metric tons per person | 0.0205 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 0.0101 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0034 metric tons per person | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- How have things changed?, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0048 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 metric tons per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 metric tons per person in 2018.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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 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.