Share of electricity production by source in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of electricity production by source was 61.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Faroe Islands, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, share of electricity production by source in Faroe Islands stood at 61.9%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Faroe Islands peaked at 71.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2015.
Faroe Islands ranks 112th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 61.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 100% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 61.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 55.4% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 39.9% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.3% | 61.9% | 2 |
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 share of electricity production by source in Faroe Islands?
- Share of electricity production by source in Faroe Islands was 61.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2015.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Faroe Islands ranks 112th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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