Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled was 33.66 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Faroe Islands, 1950–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Faroe Islands stood at 33.66 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Faroe Islands peaked at 33.66 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40,304 tonnes, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40,304 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 80,608 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1952 | 135,568 tonnes | +68.2% |
| 1953 | 219,840 tonnes | +62.2% |
| 1954 | 296,784 tonnes | +35.0% |
| 1955 | 395,712 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1956 | 509,296 tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1957 | 604,560 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1958 | 721,808 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1959 | 820,736 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1960 | 879,360 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1961 | 992,944 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1962 | 1.11 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 1.23 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 1.36 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.49 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 1.63 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.80 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1.98 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 2.19 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 2.45 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 2.71 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 2.95 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 3.20 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 3.50 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 3.85 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 4.18 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 4.58 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 4.98 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 5.46 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 5.88 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 6.32 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 6.78 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 7.27 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 7.77 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 8.28 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 8.78 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 9.27 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 9.80 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 10.38 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 11.08 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 11.74 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 12.39 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 12.97 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 13.55 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 14.12 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 14.72 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 15.30 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 15.93 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 16.56 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 17.25 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 18.01 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 18.74 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 19.47 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 20.22 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.94 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 21.62 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 22.31 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 22.95 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.52 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.15 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 24.71 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 25.31 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 25.96 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.55 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 27.16 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 27.79 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.49 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 29.22 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 29.96 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 30.72 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 31.50 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 32.22 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 32.94 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 33.66 million tonnes | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +100.0% | 40,304 tonnes | 80,608 tonnes |
| 1952 | +68.2% | 80,608 tonnes | 135,568 tonnes |
| 1953 | +62.2% | 135,568 tonnes | 219,840 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 382,522 tonnes | 40,304 tonnes | 820,736 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.47 million tonnes | 879,360 tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.79 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | 5.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.05 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | 10.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.84 million tonnes | 11.08 million tonnes | 16.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.50 million tonnes | 17.25 million tonnes | 23.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.93 million tonnes | 24.15 million tonnes | 29.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.21 million tonnes | 30.72 million tonnes | 33.66 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Faroe Islands?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Faroe Islands was 33.66 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.66 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,304 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.