Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.0677 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0677
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.0677
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Faroe Islands, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Faroe Islands is 0.0677, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 233.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0677 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 2000.
Faroe Islands ranks 86th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 | +1320.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 | +93.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 | +109.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0203 | +135.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0203 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0203 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0163 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 | +49.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0225 | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0477 | +112.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0657 | +37.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0677 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0677 | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0677 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347, 20% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0677 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.51, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0025 | 0.0001 | 0.0041 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 | 0.0041 | 0.0203 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 | 0.0191 | 0.0677 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 83 Djibouti 0.08 compare
- 84 Ecuador 0.0712 compare
- 85 Curacao 0.0698 compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 0.0635 compare
- 88 Bangladesh 0.0629 compare
- 89 New Caledonia 0.058 compare
More energy & mining data for Faroe Islands
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Faroe Islands?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Faroe Islands was 0.0677 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0677 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Faroe Islands ranks 86th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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