Oil consumption per person in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Oil consumption per person was 60,376 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Faroe Islands, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 60,376 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Faroe Islands peaked at 71,479 kilowatt-hours per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1980.
That places Faroe Islands 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23,896 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 52,571 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,088 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 57,146 kilowatt-hours per person | 71,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,419 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,740 kilowatt-hours per person | 67,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 60,179 kilowatt-hours per person | 66,437 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 3 Singapore 150,304 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 4 Falkland Islands 140,049 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 United States Virgin Islands 115,903 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 7 Qatar 57,338 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 57,316 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -14.26 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,056 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.45 °C (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 88.4% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.2% (2024)
- Milk production 7,243 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Faroe Islands?
- Oil consumption per person in Faroe Islands was 60,376 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71,479 kilowatt-hours per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for oil consumption per person?
- Faroe Islands ranks 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.