Electricity generation in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Electricity generation was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.49 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
179th
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 generation in Faroe Islands, 2000–2023

00.10.20.30.40.52000201120232000: 0.22 terawatt-hours2001: 0.24 terawatt-hours2002: 0.24 terawatt-hours2003: 0.24 terawatt-hours2004: 0.25 terawatt-hours2005: 0.25 terawatt-hours2006: 0.25 terawatt-hours2007: 0.27 terawatt-hours2008: 0.27 terawatt-hours2009: 0.27 terawatt-hours2010: 0.28 terawatt-hours2011: 0.27 terawatt-hours2012: 0.29 terawatt-hours2013: 0.29 terawatt-hours2014: 0.31 terawatt-hours2015: 0.32 terawatt-hours2016: 0.31 terawatt-hours2017: 0.33 terawatt-hours2018: 0.35 terawatt-hours2019: 0.38 terawatt-hours2020: 0.41 terawatt-hours2021: 0.43 terawatt-hours2022: 0.48 terawatt-hours2023: 0.49 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2023, electricity generation in Faroe Islands stood at 0.49 terawatt-hours. 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 generation 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 179th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 176 Cape Verde 0.52 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 177 East Timor 0.51 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 177 Gambia 0.51 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 179 Burundi 0.49 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 181 Belize 0.47 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 182 Eritrea 0.45 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation in Faroe Islands?
Electricity generation in Faroe Islands was 0.49 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 recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.22 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity generation?
Faroe Islands ranks 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity generation 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.