Electricity demand in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Electricity demand was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.49 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
183rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.49 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
0.22 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Electricity demand in Faroe Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Faroe Islands is 0.49 terawatt-hours, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.22 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Faroe Islands ranks 183rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.49 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.49 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.25 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.313 terawatt-hours | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 0.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4525 terawatt-hours | 0.41 terawatt-hours | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 180 Cape Verde 0.52 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 East Timor 0.51 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Gambia 0.51 terawatt-hours compare
- 184 Eritrea 0.45 terawatt-hours compare
- 185 Somalia 0.43 terawatt-hours compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 0.4 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Faroe Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Faroe Islands?
- Electricity demand in Faroe Islands was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity demand?
- Faroe Islands ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.