How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.26 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
90th
of 215 countries
All-time high
6.35 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.8436 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8436 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2018.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 90th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 1.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1981 | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1983 | 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1984 | 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 2.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1987 | 2.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 2.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 3.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 3.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 3.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 4.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 4.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 4.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 4.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 5.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 4.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 4.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2008 | 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 1.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8436 metric tons per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9598 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8436 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 87 Greece 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 88 Croatia 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 89 Turkey 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 91 Jamaica 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 92 France 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 93 Nigeria 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands was 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8436 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.