Australia vs Faroe Islands: Electricity generation from wind per person
Australia
1,454 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Faroe Islands
1,644 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Australia rank
9th
Faroe Islands rank
7th
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Australia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 1,644 kilowatt-hours against 1,454 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 190 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Faroe Islands ranks 7th of 212 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.47 kilowatt-hours | 144.58 kilowatt-hours | 65.1 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 463.77 kilowatt-hours | 743.07 kilowatt-hours | 279.3 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 1,066 kilowatt-hours | 1,299 kilowatt-hours | 233.77 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Australia or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 1,644 kilowatt-hours against 1,454 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 190 kilowatt-hours, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Faroe Islands rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th and Faroe Islands ranks 7th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind per person. 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 per person.