Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 41.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Faroe Islands, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Faroe Islands is 41.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Faroe Islands peaked at 49.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2009.
That places Faroe Islands 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.0% | — |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 43.4% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 35.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 36.2% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.1% | 43.7% | 4 |
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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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Faroe Islands?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Faroe Islands was 41.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2009.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Faroe Islands ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.