What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?

The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1969.

What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2014.

How does Faroe Islands rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?

Faroe Islands ranks 204th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.

Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Faroe Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands

Name: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Faroe Islands: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.0005 units per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

204th

of 207 countries

All-time high

0.0011 units per square kilometre

in 1969

All-time low

0.0005 units per square kilometre

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2022

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, 1961–2022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 2014.

Faroe Islands ranks 204th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, year by year

Annual values for Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, 1961 to 2022.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.001 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.001 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1963	0.0011 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
1964	0.0011 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
1965	0.0011 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1966	0.0011 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
1967	0.0011 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1968	0.0011 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
1969	0.0011 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
1970	0.0011 units per square kilometre	-0.5%
1971	0.0011 units per square kilometre	-2.4%
1972	0.001 units per square kilometre	-2.9%
1973	0.001 units per square kilometre	-2.7%
1974	0.001 units per square kilometre	-2.6%
1975	0.001 units per square kilometre	-2.7%
1976	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-2.4%
1977	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
1978	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1979	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-1.8%
1980	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-1.9%
1981	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
1982	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-2.2%
1983	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-2.2%
1984	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
1985	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
1986	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-1.9%
1987	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1988	0.0007 units per square kilometre	-2.3%
1989	0.0007 units per square kilometre	-3.2%
1990	0.0007 units per square kilometre	-3.9%
1991	0.0006 units per square kilometre	-5.0%
1992	0.0006 units per square kilometre	-5.6%
1993	0.0006 units per square kilometre	-5.6%
1994	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-5.4%
1995	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-4.9%
1996	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-3.1%
1997	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
1998	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
1999	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2000	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2001	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2002	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2003	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2004	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
2005	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
2006	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.1%
2007	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.2%
2008	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.4%
2009	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
2010	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.7%
2011	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.7%
2012	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.8%
2013	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.8%
2014	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.7%
2015	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
2021	0.0005 units per square kilometre	-0.3%
2022	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0011 units per square kilometre	0.001 units per square kilometre	0.0011 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.001 units per square kilometre	0.0009 units per square kilometre	0.0011 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.0007 units per square kilometre	0.0009 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0006 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0007 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	3

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

201 Central African Republic 0.0046 units per square kilometre compare
202 Chad 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
203 Liechtenstein 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
205 Greenland 0 units per square kilometre compare
206 Guam 0 units per square kilometre
206 Palestine, State of 0 units per square kilometre

See the full ranking of 207 places →

More energy & mining data for Faroe Islands

Fuel imports 15.7% (2009)
Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2009)
Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2009)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)

All data for Faroe Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands?: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1969.
What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2014.
How does Faroe Islands rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?: Faroe Islands ranks 204th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Faroe Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sulphur dioxide and coal Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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About this data

Indicator: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.