Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1989. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 1989.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Faroe Islands 147th out of 179 countries with data for 1989, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +74.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +21.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +20.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +74.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +28.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Faroe Islands?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Faroe Islands ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 1989.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.