Climate Change in United States Virgin Islands 267 indicators covering climate change for United States Virgin Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 100 2022 unchanged 1st Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions -1.3% 2022 up 91.1% 202nd Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions -0.6% 2025 down 256.4% 201st Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.511 °C 2025 up 157.5% 126th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 2 2017 up 100.0% 44th People affected by disaster, Number 0 2017 — 162nd Forest fires — Emissions 1.74 kt 2024 — 110th Other forest — Emissions 1.74 kt 2024 — 90th Incineration — Emissions 20.99 kt 2022 up 0.6% 66th Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) 20.99 kt 2022 up 0.6% 66th Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 20.99 kt 2022 up 0.6% 66th Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 75.47 years 2023 up 2.1% 116th Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 unchanged 1st Terrestrial protected areas 13.3% 2025 down 8.9% 136th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.9% 2025 down 10.0% 181st Marine protected areas 0.8% 2025 unchanged 106th Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 632.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2023 down 4.0% 46th Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 — 72nd Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes 2026 down 100.0% 187th Urban population 95.4% 2025 up 0.3% 18th Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food -429.3% 2015 up 18.8% 215th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 down 13.8% 196th Maritime transport CO2 emissions 22,760 Tonnes 2025 down 26.9% 108th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 2 2017 up 100.0% 17th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 0 2017 — 92nd Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 65,859 tonnes CO₂e 2015 down 12.0% 196th Decadal temperature anomalies 0.1064 °C 2010 up 479.3% 176th ← Previous Page 5 of 5