Cayman Islands

Country profile

Temperature anomaly
0.77
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
83rd of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
15.0
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
120th of 241 countries
19402025

Cayman Islands in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

0241950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2023low 1950

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

Temperature anomaly

0.77 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.8 °C since 199583rd highest of 193 · 2025
-0.500.519401960198020002020Worldhigh 2023low 1950

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

41,943 kWh/person/year · 2023
+8.9% since 199335th highest of 216 · 2023
020k40k19801990200020102020high 2007low 1986

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

4.22 % of electricity · 2024
+4.2 pp since 200086th highest of 195 · 2024
02420002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000106th highest of 193 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200081st highest of 194 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

95.8 % of electricity · 2024
-4.2 pp since 200012th highest of 195 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000117th highest of 192 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

35.5 ha/year · 2024
+83% since 2001154th highest of 197 · 2024
02040602005201020152020high 2017low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

53.0 % of land · 2025
-1.3 pp since 199549th highest of 212 · 2025
020401990200020102020Worldlow 2010

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.82 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-3.5% since 1994151st highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020low 2016

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

8.80 % of land area · 2024
+0.1 pp since 2013159th highest of 213 · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.10 % of territorial waters · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2013134th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

100.0 % living in cities · 2025
+0.0 pp since 19951st highest of 236 · 2025
0501001960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Annual precipitation

569.4 mm/year · 2025
-38% since 1995147th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 2002low 1956

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

-42.3 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-35 pp since 1995185th highest of 192 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Worldhigh 2002low 1956

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

15.0 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-0.7% since 1998120th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2023low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.