Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Faroe Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Faroe Islands is 0.23 terawatt-hours, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.08 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Faroe Islands 152nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.098 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.139 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.195 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 149 Burkina Faso 0.29 terawatt-hours compare
- 150 French Polynesia 0.25 terawatt-hours compare
- 151 Macao 0.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 153 Togo 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 155 Aruba 0.17 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Faroe Islands?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Faroe Islands was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Faroe Islands ranks 152nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.