Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1989. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1989)
0.0%
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1950
All-time low
0.0%
in 1973
Years of data
39
1950–1989
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands, 1950–1989
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands is 0.0%, measured in 1989. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1973.
That places Faroe Islands 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1989, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -27.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -36.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -47.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -51.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +102.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -51.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +189.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -34.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -48.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%. (68 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 138 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 139 Malta 0.0% compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.0%
- 141 Angola 0.0% compare
- 141 Aruba 0.0%
- 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 141 Chad 0.0% compare
- 141 Congo 0.0% compare
- 141 Curacao 0.0%
- 141 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 141 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 141 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 141 Libya 0.0% compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 141 Macao 0.0% compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Samoa 0.0%
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 141 Togo 0.0%
- 141 Tonga 0.0%
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 141 Uganda 0.0%
- 141 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands was 0.0% in 1989, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1973.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Faroe Islands ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1989.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.