Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) was 1,975 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Faroe Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 1,975 for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,975 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 678.03, in 2002.
Faroe Islands ranks 14th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 695.31 | — |
| 2001 | 686.63 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 678.03 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 711.26 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 702.46 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 738.4 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 737.38 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 736.68 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 736.32 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 736.46 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 741.35 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 744.98 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 996.24 | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 992.36 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,229 | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 1,225 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,204 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,186 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,098 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1,017 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1,130 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 1,206 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,656 | +37.4% |
| 2023 | 1,964 | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 1,975 | +0.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,975 is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93, 2.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,975 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,013, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +37.4% | 1,206 | 1,656 |
| 2012 | +33.7% | 744.98 | 996.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 715.89 | 678.03 | 738.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,043 | 741.35 | 1,229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,586 | 1,130 | 1,975 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More energy & mining data for Faroe Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Faroe Islands?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Faroe Islands was 1,975 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,975 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 678.03 in 2002.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Faroe Islands ranks 14th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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