Electricity generation from oil in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Electricity generation from oil was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.26 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.26 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
0.13 terawatt-hours
in 2015
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Electricity generation from oil in Faroe Islands, 2000–2023

00.10.20.32000201120232000: 0.14 terawatt-hours2001: 0.16 terawatt-hours2002: 0.14 terawatt-hours2003: 0.16 terawatt-hours2004: 0.15 terawatt-hours2005: 0.14 terawatt-hours2006: 0.14 terawatt-hours2007: 0.15 terawatt-hours2008: 0.17 terawatt-hours2009: 0.17 terawatt-hours2010: 0.2 terawatt-hours2011: 0.17 terawatt-hours2012: 0.18 terawatt-hours2013: 0.18 terawatt-hours2014: 0.15 terawatt-hours2015: 0.13 terawatt-hours2016: 0.16 terawatt-hours2017: 0.16 terawatt-hours2018: 0.18 terawatt-hours2019: 0.23 terawatt-hours2020: 0.25 terawatt-hours2021: 0.26 terawatt-hours2022: 0.26 terawatt-hours2023: 0.26 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Faroe Islands is 0.26 terawatt-hours, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.13 terawatt-hours, in 2015.

That places Faroe Islands 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 122 Algeria 0.33 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 123 Congo 0.29 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 124 Bulgaria 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 124 Liberia 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 124 Uruguay 0.26 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Faroe Islands?
Electricity generation from oil 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 oil recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2015.
How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity generation from oil?
Faroe Islands ranks 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity generation from oil 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
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, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.