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
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.
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 |
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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 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.