Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 9.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Faroe Islands, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Faroe Islands stood at 9.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Faroe Islands peaked at 9.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
That places Faroe Islands 165th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +32.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +44.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +46.4% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +19.7% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 9.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 74% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 9.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.1%, 44% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
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 | 7.1% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Faroe Islands?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Faroe Islands was 9.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Faroe Islands ranks 165th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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 Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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