Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions was 725,388 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Faroe Islands, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands is 725,388 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands peaked at 784,096 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 135,568 tonnes, in 1965.
Faroe Islands ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167,811 tonnes | 135,568 tonnes | 212,512 tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 326,829 tonnes | 234,496 tonnes | 479,984 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 491,709 tonnes | 421,360 tonnes | 578,912 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 618,117 tonnes | 571,584 tonnes | 703,488 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 696,160 tonnes | 575,248 tonnes | 762,112 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 643,398 tonnes | 564,256 tonnes | 740,128 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,903 tonnes | 713,659 tonnes | 784,096 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 171 Gambia 802,774 tonnes compare
- 172 Belize 796,027 tonnes compare
- 173 Eritrea 742,647 tonnes compare
- 175 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 717,645 tonnes compare
- 176 East Timor 668,112 tonnes compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 665,140 tonnes compare
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 kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands?
- Kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Faroe Islands was 725,388 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 784,096 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,568 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Faroe Islands ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.