Faroe Islands vs Germany: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Faroe Islands
0.0%
in 2024
Germany
-0.2%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
158th
Germany rank
161st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Faroe Islands
- Germany
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0% against -0.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 158th and Germany ranks 161st of 216 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 497.2% | 0.1% | 497.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -0.7% | 1.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -0.8% | 1.4% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -0.4% | 2.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -4.1% | 5.4% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Faroe Islands or Germany?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.0% against -0.2% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Faroe Islands and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Germany?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Germany rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Faroe Islands ranks 158th and Germany ranks 161st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.