Faroe Islands vs Macao: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Faroe Islands
0.23 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Macao
0.24 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
152nd
Macao rank
151st
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Faroe Islands
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.24 terawatt-hours against 0.23 terawatt-hours in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 152nd and Macao ranks 151st of 209 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.098 terawatt-hours | 0.129 terawatt-hours | 0.031 terawatt-hours | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.139 terawatt-hours | 0.215 terawatt-hours | 0.076 terawatt-hours | Macao |
| 2020s | 0.195 terawatt-hours | 0.205 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Faroe Islands or Macao?
- Macao, at 0.24 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 Faroe Islands and Macao?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Macao?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Macao rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Faroe Islands ranks 152nd and Macao ranks 151st of 209 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.