Faroe Islands vs Norway: Electricity generation from wind per person
Faroe Islands
1,644 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Norway
2,411 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
7th
Norway rank
4th
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Faroe Islands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,411 kilowatt-hours against 1,644 kilowatt-hours in Faroe Islands, a difference of 767 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 7th and Norway ranks 4th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144.58 kilowatt-hours | 95.98 kilowatt-hours | 48.6 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 743.07 kilowatt-hours | 473.69 kilowatt-hours | 269.38 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 1,299 kilowatt-hours | 2,315 kilowatt-hours | 1,015 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Faroe Islands or Norway?
- Norway, at 2,411 kilowatt-hours against 1,644 kilowatt-hours in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Faroe Islands and Norway?
- 767 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Faroe Islands ranks 7th and Norway ranks 4th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.