Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Faroe Islands, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 228.3% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands peaked at 93.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -40.7%, in 1960.
That places Faroe Islands 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.9% | -16.1% | 53.3% | 9 |
| 1960s | 12.0% | -40.7% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | -9.9% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | -12.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -10.2% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -9.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -9.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -7.8% | 3.4% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Faroe Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 54,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 21,764 (2025)
- Urban population 39.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 13.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 33.66 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 13.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 13.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands was 1.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.7% in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Faroe Islands ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.