Electricity production from oil sources in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Electricity production from oil sources was 61.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Faroe Islands, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Faroe Islands is 61.9%, measured in 2021.
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 sources in Faroe Islands peaked at 71.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2015.
Faroe Islands ranks 53rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil 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% |
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 |
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- 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 production from oil sources in Faroe Islands?
- Electricity production from oil 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 sources recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2015.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Faroe Islands ranks 53rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.