Burkina Faso vs Faroe Islands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Burkina Faso
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.29 terawatt-hours against 0.23 terawatt-hours in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Faroe Islands ranks 157th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0.098 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.139 terawatt-hours | 0.011 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.285 terawatt-hours | 0.195 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Burkina Faso or Faroe Islands?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.29 terawatt-hours against 0.23 terawatt-hours in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Burkina Faso and Faroe Islands?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Faroe Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Faroe Islands rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Faroe Islands ranks 157th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.