United States Virgin Islands
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands runs almost entirely on oil.
97% of its electricity comes from one source.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Cleaner than 2 in 10 grids worldwide.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
United States Virgin Islands generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
Also true of United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands' electricity is dirtier than the world average.
632 grams of CO2e a kilowatt-hour against a world figure of 458 — 38% above.
United States Virgin Islands is third in Latin America and the Caribbean for electricity used per person.
7,934 kWh per person per year, third of 42.
Figures are for 2023, the most recent year reported for United States Virgin Islands. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.