Installed solar energy capacity in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0009 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Faroe Islands, 2019–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0009 gigawatts for installed solar energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 236.0% on the previous year and up 236.0% over ten years.
Faroe Islands ranks 212th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Installed solar energy capacity in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0003 gigawatts | — |
| 2020 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 gigawatts | +236.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0009 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0009 gigawatts is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.57 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0009 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
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)
- 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 installed solar energy capacity in Faroe Islands?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Faroe Islands was 0.0009 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 gigawatts in 2019.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Faroe Islands ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.