Co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Co emissions per capita was 13.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.09
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 213 countries
All-time high
16.47
in 2001
All-time low
1.26
in 1951
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 13.09.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 16.47 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 1951.
That places Faroe Islands 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.27 | — |
| 1951 | 1.26 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 1.72 | +35.9% |
| 1953 | 2.63 | +53.2% |
| 1954 | 2.4 | -8.8% |
| 1955 | 3.08 | +28.4% |
| 1956 | 3.51 | +14.1% |
| 1957 | 2.91 | -17.2% |
| 1958 | 3.53 | +21.4% |
| 1959 | 2.94 | -16.8% |
| 1960 | 1.72 | -41.6% |
| 1961 | 3.28 | +91.3% |
| 1962 | 3.35 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 3.52 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 3.37 | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 3.73 | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 3.78 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 4.53 | +19.8% |
| 1968 | 4.87 | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 5.6 | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 6.7 | +19.5% |
| 1971 | 6.72 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.98 | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 6.37 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 7.49 | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 8.58 | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 8.03 | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 9.8 | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 9.51 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 11.28 | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 9.78 | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 10.07 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 10.36 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 10.9 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 11.03 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 11.33 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.67 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 10.72 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 11.23 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 12.18 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 14.8 | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 14.08 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 14.09 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.9 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 13.02 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.03 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 13.51 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 13.15 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 13.87 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 14.01 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.08 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 16.47 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 15.56 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 15.44 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.56 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.92 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 13.99 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 14.28 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.06 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 11.86 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 13 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 11.77 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 12.34 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 13.43 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 12.31 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 12.43 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.64 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 13.99 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 14.21 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.27 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.42 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.38 | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 13.04 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.09 | +0.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 13.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14, 2.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 13.09 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.13, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +91.3% | 1.72 | 3.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.52 | 1.26 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.78 | 1.72 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.05 | 5.98 | 11.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.83 | 9.78 | 12.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.65 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.62 | 11.86 | 16.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 | 11.77 | 14.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 | 13.04 | 14.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More climate change data for Faroe Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 416,623 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0324 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0087 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Co emissions per capita in Faroe Islands was 13.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.47 in 2001.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 1951.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for co emissions per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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