Renewable energy consumption (TJ) in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Renewable energy consumption (TJ) was 18.58 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 18.58 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in British Virgin Islands peaked at 18.58 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.64 TJ, in 1992.
That places British Virgin Islands 205th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption (TJ) in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.22 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 8.86 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 7.64 TJ | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 8.64 TJ | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 7.95 TJ | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 8.48 TJ | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 8.06 TJ | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.67 TJ | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 8.65 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.85 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.65 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 8.96 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.25 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.57 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.86 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.24 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 10.49 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.71 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.93 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.57 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 15.43 TJ | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 15.94 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.94 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 18.34 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 18.58 TJ | +1.3% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 18.58 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,858 TJ, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 18.58 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,250 TJ, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption (TJ) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +27.6% | 12.1 TJ | 15.43 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 TJ | 7.64 TJ | 8.86 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.02 TJ | 8.65 TJ | 11.57 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.22 TJ | 12.1 TJ | 18.58 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 202 Kiribati 25.75 TJ compare
- 203 Tonga 23.76 TJ compare
- 204 Micronesia (country) 19.76 TJ compare
- 206 Niue 16.63 TJ compare
- 207 Saint Helena 12.41 TJ compare
- 208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.3 TJ compare
More reference data data for British Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.6193 units per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0.1215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Contribution to temp rise by gas, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in British Virgin Islands?
- Renewable energy consumption in British Virgin Islands was 18.58 TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.58 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 TJ in 1992.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for renewable energy consumption?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 205th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste