Faroe Islands vs Sierra Leone: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.23 terawatt-hours against 0.2 terawatt-hours in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 209 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.098 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | 0.082 terawatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.139 terawatt-hours | 0.137 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 0.195 terawatt-hours | 0.1925 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Faroe Islands or Sierra Leone?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.23 terawatt-hours against 0.2 terawatt-hours in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Faroe Islands and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03 terawatt-hours, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sierra Leone rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Faroe Islands ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 154th 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.