Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Faroe Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Faroe Islands stood at 0.26 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.13 terawatt-hours, in 2015.
Faroe Islands ranks 163rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.152 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.174 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2575 terawatt-hours | 0.25 terawatt-hours | 0.26 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 French Guiana 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 Somalia 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 163 Liberia 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
- 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
- 163 Uruguay 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Faroe Islands
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2009)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2009)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2009)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 2.8% (2009)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 0.6963 (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Faroe Islands?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Faroe Islands was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Faroe Islands ranks 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.