Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 13.09 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Faroe Islands, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 13.09 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Faroe Islands peaked at 16.47 tonnes per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.26 tonnes per person, in 1951.
Faroe Islands ranks 15th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.52 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.78 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.05 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 11.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.83 tonnes per person | 9.78 tonnes per person | 12.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.65 tonnes per person | 12.9 tonnes per person | 14.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.62 tonnes per person | 11.86 tonnes per person | 16.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 tonnes per person | 11.77 tonnes per person | 14.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 tonnes per person | 13.04 tonnes per person | 14.7 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Faroe Islands?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Faroe Islands was 13.09 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.47 tonnes per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Faroe Islands ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.