Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Falkland Islands or Faroe Islands?

Falkland Islands, at 445.69 tonnes against 52.92 tonnes in Faroe Islands as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Falkland Islands and Faroe Islands?

392.77 tonnes, with Falkland Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Faroe Islands?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Falkland Islands vs Faroe Islands: emissions of air pollutants

Falkland Islands

445.69 tonnes

in 2022

Faroe Islands

52.92 tonnes

in 2022

Falkland Islands rank

212th

Faroe Islands rank

215th

emissions of air pollutants over time

Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands

How they compare

Falkland Islands currently reports 445.69 tonnes against 52.92 tonnes in Faroe Islands, a difference of 392.77 tonnes.

That makes Falkland Islands's figure about 8.4 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Falkland Islands ranks 212th and Faroe Islands ranks 215th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 5 and Faroe Islands in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	Faroe Islands	Difference	Ahead
1750s	35.48 tonnes	276.33 tonnes	240.85 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1760s	38.13 tonnes	290.22 tonnes	252.09 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1770s	40.99 tonnes	304.8 tonnes	263.81 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1780s	44.06 tonnes	320.1 tonnes	276.04 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1790s	47.35 tonnes	336.15 tonnes	288.8 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1800s	50.89 tonnes	352.99 tonnes	302.1 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1810s	53.54 tonnes	380.04 tonnes	326.5 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1820s	54.95 tonnes	420.87 tonnes	365.91 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1830s	56.4 tonnes	466.05 tonnes	409.65 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1840s	57.88 tonnes	516.06 tonnes	458.18 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1850s	57.82 tonnes	561.79 tonnes	503.97 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1860s	67.12 tonnes	576.22 tonnes	509.1 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1870s	68.9 tonnes	581.96 tonnes	513.06 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1880s	70.34 tonnes	565.9 tonnes	495.56 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1890s	74.99 tonnes	536.36 tonnes	461.37 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1900s	74.45 tonnes	494.84 tonnes	420.4 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1910s	67.28 tonnes	463.9 tonnes	396.62 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1920s	56.96 tonnes	422.71 tonnes	365.75 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1930s	52.13 tonnes	379.16 tonnes	327.03 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1940s	48.8 tonnes	351.34 tonnes	302.54 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1950s	176 tonnes	353.95 tonnes	177.95 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1960s	58.11 tonnes	113.35 tonnes	55.24 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1970s	123.66 tonnes	104.66 tonnes	19 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1980s	62.64 tonnes	84.03 tonnes	21.39 tonnes	Faroe Islands
1990s	292.65 tonnes	59.48 tonnes	233.17 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2000s	457.39 tonnes	55.03 tonnes	402.36 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2010s	486.68 tonnes	53.32 tonnes	433.36 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2020s	436.83 tonnes	52.92 tonnes	383.91 tonnes	Falkland Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Falkland Islands or Faroe Islands?: Falkland Islands, at 445.69 tonnes against 52.92 tonnes in Faroe Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Falkland Islands and Faroe Islands?: 392.77 tonnes, with Falkland Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Faroe Islands?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Falkland Islands and Faroe Islands rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: Falkland Islands ranks 212th and Faroe Islands ranks 215th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
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: 09 October 2026

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