Faroe Islands vs United States: CO₂ emissions per capita

Faroe Islands
13.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
14.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
15th
United States rank
12th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • United States
05101520180019122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 14.2 tonnes per person against 13.09 tonnes per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1.11 tonnes per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th of 213 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands United States Difference Ahead
1950s 2.52 tonnes per person 16.24 tonnes per person 13.71 tonnes per person United States
1960s 3.78 tonnes per person 17.37 tonnes per person 13.59 tonnes per person United States
1970s 8.05 tonnes per person 21.22 tonnes per person 13.17 tonnes per person United States
1980s 10.83 tonnes per person 19.12 tonnes per person 8.29 tonnes per person United States
1990s 13.65 tonnes per person 20.35 tonnes per person 6.71 tonnes per person United States
2000s 14.62 tonnes per person 20.29 tonnes per person 5.67 tonnes per person United States
2010s 13.04 tonnes per person 16.64 tonnes per person 3.6 tonnes per person United States
2020s 13.72 tonnes per person 14.38 tonnes per person 0.6539 tonnes per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Faroe Islands or United States?
United States, at 14.2 tonnes per person against 13.09 tonnes per person in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Faroe Islands and United States?
1.11 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and United States rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.