Urban area long term, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.0004 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1960.
That places United States Virgin Islands 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.7% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0004 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 1.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0004 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2809 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3356 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6263 °C (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Urban area long term, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0004 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1960.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.