Faroe Islands vs Seychelles: Primary energy use
Faroe Islands
3.58 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Seychelles
4.12 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
175th
Seychelles rank
172nd
Primary energy use over time
- Faroe Islands
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 4.12 terawatt-hours against 3.58 terawatt-hours in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.54 terawatt-hours.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Seychelles ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 175th and Seychelles ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 0.1002 terawatt-hours | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 2.67 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 0.5445 terawatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 3.22 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | 0.959 terawatt-hours | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 3.59 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | 0.1471 terawatt-hours | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Faroe Islands or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 4.12 terawatt-hours against 3.58 terawatt-hours in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Faroe Islands and Seychelles?
- 0.54 terawatt-hours, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Seychelles?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Seychelles rank globally for primary energy use?
- Faroe Islands ranks 175th and Seychelles ranks 172nd of 218 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.