Number of people with and without electricity access in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Number of people with and without electricity access was 54,640 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Faroe Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 54,640 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Faroe Islands peaked at 54,640 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,581 people, in 1996.
Faroe Islands ranks 200th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,741 people | — |
| 1991 | 47,447 people | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 47,287 people | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 46,474 people | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 44,695 people | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 43,611 people | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 43,581 people | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 44,132 people | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 44,674 people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 45,146 people | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 45,754 people | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 46,635 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 47,335 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48,032 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48,384 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 48,359 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48,335 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48,378 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48,547 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 48,790 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 48,656 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 48,542 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 48,290 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 48,245 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48,427 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48,898 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 49,463 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50,179 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 50,997 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 51,790 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52,561 people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 53,291 people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 53,903 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 54,398 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 54,640 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,479 people | 43,581 people | 47,741 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,855 people | 45,754 people | 48,790 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,349 people | 48,245 people | 51,790 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,759 people | 52,561 people | 54,640 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 197 Dominica 66,205 people compare
- 198 Bermuda 64,636 people compare
- 199 Greenland 56,836 people compare
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,843 people compare
- 202 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,535 people compare
- 203 Northern Mariana Islands 44,278 people compare
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)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, 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)
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2009)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2009)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2009)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Faroe Islands?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Faroe Islands was 54,640 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 54,640 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,581 people in 1996.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Faroe Islands ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.