Faroe Islands vs Samoa: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Faroe Islands
346.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2023
Samoa
375 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
129th
Samoa rank
127th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Samoa
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 375 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 346.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Faroe Islands, a difference of 28.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 129th and Samoa ranks 127th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 400.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 355.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 44.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Faroe Islands
2010s 372.89 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 447.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 74.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Samoa
2020s 371.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 379.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 7.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Faroe Islands or Samoa?
Samoa, at 375 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 346.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Faroe Islands and Samoa?
28.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Samoa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Samoa rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Faroe Islands ranks 129th and Samoa ranks 127th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Unit
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,691 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.