emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.0844 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1969
All-time low
0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands stood at 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0844 tonnes per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Faroe Islands 204th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0787 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0796 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0804 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0811 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0818 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0824 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0831 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.084 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0844 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.084 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.082 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0796 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0774 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0754 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0734 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0717 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0701 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0687 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0675 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0662 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0648 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0634 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.062 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0607 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0594 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0583 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0572 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0558 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0541 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.052 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0494 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0466 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.044 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0416 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0383 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0381 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0382 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0384 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0387 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0389 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0392 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0394 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0397 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0398 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0398 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0398 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0396 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0388 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0382 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0387 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0817 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0787 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0844 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.075 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0675 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.084 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0602 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0541 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0662 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0426 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0381 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.052 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0394 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0387 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0398 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0382 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0391 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0387 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 201 Namibia 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 202 Suriname 0.1538 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 0.0534 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 205 Greenland 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 206 Guam 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 206 Palestine 0 tonnes per square kilometre
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands was 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0844 tonnes per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 204th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.