Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Renewable energy consumption was 7.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands is 7.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.9% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands peaked at 7.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
Faroe Islands ranks 158th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +44.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 3 |
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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 renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands?
- Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands was 7.9% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Faroe Islands ranks 158th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.