Australia vs Faroe Islands: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Australia
56,926 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands
64,642 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Faroe Islands rank
18th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 64,642 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 7,716 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Faroe Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,051 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,464 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 61,843 kilowatt-hours per person | 59,057 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,786 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 68,153 kilowatt-hours per person | 67,520 kilowatt-hours per person | 632.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 64,216 kilowatt-hours per person | 64,263 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 57,465 kilowatt-hours per person | 66,529 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,064 kilowatt-hours per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 64,642 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 7,716 kilowatt-hours per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Faroe Islands rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 21st and Faroe Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.