How have things changed?, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 7.52 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
7.52 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
28th
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.47 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands is 7.52 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands peaked at 18.47 metric tons per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2000.
British Virgin Islands ranks 28th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1968 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 2.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 3.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 3.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 3.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 4.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1995 | 3.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7733 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7667 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 2001 | 5.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +1846.5% |
| 2002 | 7.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 18.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +160.9% |
| 2004 | 8.41 metric tons per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2005 | 8.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 8.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.95 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 7.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 7.52 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 7.52 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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 | +1846.5% | 0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.58 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +160.9% | 7.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 18.47 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -79.2% | 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -62.6% | 0.7667 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -54.5% | 18.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.41 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +37.0% | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre | 18.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 25 Netherlands 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belize 8.68 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 27 Ecuador 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 30 Comoros 7.46 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7.44 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in British Virgin Islands?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands was 7.52 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.47 metric tons per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.