Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 61.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Faroe Islands, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Faroe Islands stood at 61.9%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Faroe Islands peaked at 71.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2015.
Faroe Islands ranks 114th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 61.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 100% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 61.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 55.4% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 39.9% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.3% | 61.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 111 Serbia 63.9% compare
- 112 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 63.4% compare
- 113 Russian Federation 62.2% compare
- 115 Korea 61.2% compare
- 116 Papua New Guinea 60.0% compare
- 117 Pakistan 59.7% 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal 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)
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2009)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Faroe Islands?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Faroe Islands was 61.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2015.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Faroe Islands ranks 114th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.