Electricity demand per person in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Electricity demand per person was 8,952 kilowatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Faroe Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Faroe Islands is 8,952 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Faroe Islands peaked at 8,952 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,815 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Faroe Islands ranks 26th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,815 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5,188 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 5,123 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5,058 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5,204 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5,167 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5,159 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5,567 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 5,564 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5,566 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,810 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 5,630 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6,027 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 6,005 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6,390 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 6,542 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,256 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 6,565 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 6,854 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 7,326 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 7,792 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 8,064 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 8,882 kilowatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 8,952 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 8,952 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 8,952 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,241 kilowatt-hours | 4,815 kilowatt-hours | 5,567 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,341 kilowatt-hours | 5,630 kilowatt-hours | 7,326 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,423 kilowatt-hours | 7,792 kilowatt-hours | 8,952 kilowatt-hours | 4 |
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)
- 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 demand per person in Faroe Islands?
- Electricity demand per person in Faroe Islands was 8,952 kilowatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,952 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,815 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity demand per person?
- Faroe Islands ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.