What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?

The highest recorded value was 2.11 tonnes in 1959.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6963 tonnes in 2014.

How does Faroe Islands rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Faroe Islands ranks 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Faroe Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Faroe Islands

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Faroe Islands
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Faroe Islands: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 0.6963 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

0.6963 tonnes

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

216th

of 220 countries

All-time high

2.11 tonnes

in 1959

All-time low

0.6963 tonnes

in 2014

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Faroe Islands, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Faroe Islands stood at 0.6963 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 273 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.11 tonnes in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6963 tonnes, in 2014.

That places Faroe Islands 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 273 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.7668 tonnes	0.7497 tonnes	0.7837 tonnes	10
1760s	0.8053 tonnes	0.7875 tonnes	0.8231 tonnes	10
1770s	0.8458 tonnes	0.827 tonnes	0.8644 tonnes	10
1780s	0.8882 tonnes	0.8686 tonnes	0.9078 tonnes	10
1790s	0.9328 tonnes	0.9121 tonnes	0.9533 tonnes	10
1800s	0.9795 tonnes	0.9578 tonnes	1 tonnes	10
1810s	1.05 tonnes	1.01 tonnes	1.1 tonnes	10
1820s	1.17 tonnes	1.11 tonnes	1.22 tonnes	10
1830s	1.29 tonnes	1.23 tonnes	1.35 tonnes	10
1840s	1.43 tonnes	1.37 tonnes	1.5 tonnes	10
1850s	1.56 tonnes	1.51 tonnes	1.58 tonnes	10
1860s	1.6 tonnes	1.57 tonnes	1.62 tonnes	10
1870s	1.61 tonnes	1.59 tonnes	1.63 tonnes	10
1880s	1.57 tonnes	1.55 tonnes	1.58 tonnes	10
1890s	1.49 tonnes	1.44 tonnes	1.53 tonnes	10
1900s	1.42 tonnes	1.41 tonnes	1.42 tonnes	10
1910s	1.44 tonnes	1.43 tonnes	1.46 tonnes	10
1920s	1.47 tonnes	1.46 tonnes	1.48 tonnes	10
1930s	1.53 tonnes	1.48 tonnes	1.57 tonnes	10
1940s	1.68 tonnes	1.59 tonnes	1.77 tonnes	10
1950s	1.92 tonnes	1.77 tonnes	2.11 tonnes	10
1960s	1.49 tonnes	1.4 tonnes	1.55 tonnes	10
1970s	1.38 tonnes	1.24 tonnes	1.54 tonnes	10
1980s	1.11 tonnes	0.9934 tonnes	1.22 tonnes	10
1990s	0.7826 tonnes	0.6999 tonnes	0.9543 tonnes	10
2000s	0.724 tonnes	0.7105 tonnes	0.7318 tonnes	10
2010s	0.7016 tonnes	0.6963 tonnes	0.7176 tonnes	10
2020s	0.6963 tonnes	0.6963 tonnes	0.6963 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

213 Falkland Islands 55.32 tonnes compare
214 Niue 40.83 tonnes compare
215 Greenland 2.15 tonnes compare
217 Tokelau 0.2245 tonnes compare
219 Guam 0 tonnes compare
219 Palestine 0 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 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)
Fuel exports 2.8% (2009)
Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)

All data for Faroe Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Faroe Islands?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Faroe Islands was 0.6963 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?: The highest recorded value was 2.11 tonnes in 1959.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6963 tonnes in 2014.
How does Faroe Islands rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Faroe Islands ranks 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Faroe Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.